Stitch Example: Fish Eye Dart

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Fish Eye Dart - Part 1
After marking the seam, pin it.
Fish Eye Dart - Part 2
Stitch the seam, starting from inside and overlap slightly. When you get near the fold, stitch on the fold and leave a 1" tail.
Fish Eye Dart - Part 3
Press after stitching.
Fish Eye Dart - Part 4
Clip seam close to stitches and then press open on a ham.
Fish Eye Dart - Part 5
The finished dart. Note: it looks a little funky because I forgot to take a picture of the finished dart until after I had already had it in my notebook for a while.

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