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If you want to use a specific area of a piece of fabric in the window such as a flower or star, you need to cut a square template in the appropriate size from template plastic so that you can position it exactly in the right position on the fabric before drawing round it and cutting it out. Remember that the window is arranged on point as in Fig 27, so place the template on the fabric to match this. The outer ¹⁄₄in (6mm) of the cut square will be lost when it is covered by the curved edge of the background fabric (Fig 28). For most fabrics I just cut squares of the required size with a rotary cutter and ruler as usual.

3 Trim the window fabric down if necessary until about ¹⁄₈in (3mm) of the background fabric shows on all sides. If your fabric is bulky you may like to cut a slight curve along each side to reduce the bulk when the background fabric is rolled over it. If so, do not trim away at the corners of the window fabric – leave them at the original ¹⁄₈in (3mm) distance from the background fabric.