Dustin,

i always start with the bottom side of any part first, then the top of the wing, stab, elevator and ailerons. the fuse goes bottom, sides and then top.
if you already have the rudder and stab glued in place i use 1/4" strips in the corners and then cover. this minimizes the chance of running short in the corners, and you also can precut the covering to lay up in the corners so you aren't trying to trim on the surface.

i can post some pics of a GP Patriot i just finished in a day or two. i usually paint all my models, but once one gets the technique down to work with iron on covering (and i prefer Ultracote) it comes out very nice, and save a lot of weight.

one thing you should take a look at is Minnflyer's work that is posted right here,

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4385133/tm.htm