thanks MellieB, thats where i was stuck for more than an hour.. i would sew, tear it out. resew, tear that out..each time i left out the main fabric in odd places.. so i had to rip out the whole tape....not just a little bit. it would have been so much easier if i had made the tape wider.. to make sure at least half the fabric went inside the tape

vivianne, thanks! this is the first time i wrote a tute, but i have been reading tutorials for many years

and i thought, i should give something back to the internet..
caitlinsmom, thanks!