Never underestimate the power of pressing and prepping to help make your seams line up perfectly and easily. Always try and press towards the dark side, not only does this help keep darker fabric from shadowing through under lighter colors, it also is an easy way to make sure every other seam is pressed the opposite direction. This allows you to "lock" seams together before sewing. Clipping the seam to the seam line after stitching lets you separate the seam (one up/one down) decreasing bulk at

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