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Cupcake Hell - The Souvenirs..........

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Well, they're done.  Mostly.  The "directions" said to topstitch 1/8-inch from the edge to close the gap,  which is REALLY fun when it involves FOUR layers of batting, and was even MORE fun to rip out.  None of the images I could find on the internet included the second row of stitching, so I don't think anyone else could make it work, either.  When the trauma has lessened, I will be slip-stitching the opening closed like I should have done in the first place.  ANYWAY, they are done, I have used my kit, and I have even packed away the pattern including my notes for how I think a sane person might have approached this little endeavor: I am very proud that there is no profanity involved.  There are no small victories with bad projects.  As nothing puts a bad project in perspective like an even worse project, I added two more wonky lines of top stitching to the corduroy jacket, did the hand stitching, then plopped it on Milo to get the ...