Thank you everyone for the help ! i thought i reduced my stitches enough , but after reading your ideas i reduced them from a #2 to a # 1 and my stitches were a lot smaller and when i took the paper off it was so much easier and i didnt have any seams come undone !!! Love all you guys and this site !!!

I no longer sew through the paper. I use washable glue sticks instead. Love it. I've taught the method to a few friends and they are hooked as well :) When I do sew through paper, I also lower the stitch length (which always stinks when I have to rip them out not that I would ever have to do that lol.

I have tried it both ways and find Peckish's way of folding the pattern and sewing along the edge of the line to be easy and saves all that tearing and little pieces of paper all over the floor. Also good because the pattern can be used again and again. She has so many ideas and in another post or on youtube she showed how to knot the end of thread when hand sewing. Very clever.

E=Peckish;5865613]I fold along the stitching line, then stitch right next to it. Then I don't have to tear anything.[/QUOTE]