I would do it as follows, after selecting your colors:

> Apply small strips of the appropriate color at the joints where the stab meets the fuselage, first. That way, you're not trying to make the covering "bend" at those junctions.

> Cover the stab and elevator with one piece. (Or if using multiple colors, use one piece of each color for both the stab and elevator) This also creates a "Monokote hinge", adding to the security of your other hinges. Start at the front of the stab, and iron the covering down there. Then iron it down at the trailing edge of the stab, just in front of the elevator. If viewing it from the top, hold the elevator in the "down" position, and carefully iron the covering into the hinge gap, then onto the leading edge of the elevator, then finally onto the rest of the elevator. When you shrink it with a heat gun, hold the elevator in the "up" position, so that the covering doesn't shrink out of the hinge gap. Repeat this same process for the bottom.

> You'll not only have very strong hinges, doubled by the Monokote, but you will also have sealed all the control surface gaps, which will look neater, eliminate flutter, and give you better elevator response.

When you do the fuselage, start at the tail, working around the stab by either using multiple pieces, or by carefully creating patterns with slots cut out for the stab. This method has served me well for many years...Never had a hinge of this type come loose, and never have had elevator flutter with this setup.

Good luck!