whats wrong with this mouth project puppet said my mouth plates are to close. can you guys think of any thing else, or how i can improve? thanks guys for your help! cant say that enough

As a general rule....there should be about a pencil width between the top and bottom plates. 

I hope that answered your question....I found it hard to understand what you are asking exactly.

Daryl H

i just dont like the wrinkles...what i was trying to say is there any way i can improve besides the gap inbetween the mouthplates. like ive had problems where the flesh parts of the mouth that meets with the red part or the inner side of the mouth regardless if  ive pinned it togeather that the bottom seam and the top seam dont match up.. like the lower jaw and the upper part of the head, like when i close the mouth, the center seam that runs through the top of the head down to the jaw doesent match up.. im i  being to pickey because the difference is about a 1/8 to a 1/4 quarter difference.

You need to mark the center of the mouth plate not only horizontally (In your photo reverse these) but vertically. Horizontally you have center because it is where the mouth plate join at the back. If you find the vertical center of the mouth plate and mark it at top and bottom then you know where your center seams from the top of the head and bottom of the head belong.  When you pin your mouth plate in you start at four points top, bottom and each side.   Then you ease the rest of the fabric in between those points.

The term "ease the fabric" means that you make it fit in the area you are working with.  This might mean tiny crimps or folds in your fabric or you might have to stretch it just a bit.  Regardless, when you ease it means you are doing it in such small "bits" that when you are finished the fabric still lays flat and you can't really see any stretching or creases. Remember that most fabrics are woven so they are very flexible.