You said that you have to be 80-85 to get heirlooms. On my first char ever (undead rogue) i played a lot of random battlegrounds and i got the pvp shoulders. It takes time but it was totally worth it :D. And btw great guide.
You can smooth the hard edges of a selection by feathering. Feathering blurs edges by building a transition between the selection and surrounding pixels. This blurring can cause some loss of detail at the edge of the selection.
You should hear a slight scratching sound. Always cut from one edge to the other. Never stop in the middle. When cutting large sheets, use a ruler with a cork back. Line up the ruler with the straight line on the pattern, and use the ruler as a guide for cutting the edge. Use a large glass cutting board when doing this.ut on protective glasses before you begin to cut. Stand with your legs slightly apart to cut the glass so that you will be able to move your body easily. Place the glass right side up on top of the pattern piece. Trace the piece you want to cut with a permanent gold marker.