She'd iron on the patch, but it was too big and had to be... (3,4,2,4)
I believe the answer is:
cut down to size
(Other definitions for cut down to size that I've seen before include "Deflate pretensions" , "Cause (someone) to feel less conceited" , "Deflated" , "Reduce importance (of)" , "Make (someone) less conceited" .)