amandasgramma

I hand applique with freezer paper and a round wooden toothpick. I keep the toothpick in my mouth to keep it wet, then use it to turn the 1/4" allowance as I go along. Keeping the toothpick wet allows it to "pull" the fabric around behind the paper. It's the fastest and cheapest method for me....as someone said, you can reuse the freezer paper 100s of times.

bearisgray

Re the freezer paper method -

When and how do you remove the freezer paper from the applique?

amandasgramma

bear, I iron the freezer paper on the RIGHT side of the fabric. I use the toothpick, as mentioned above, and sew the fabric onto the backing. Once that's done, I peel the paper off and re-use. Some people put the paper on the backside and fold the 1/4" around, sew on, then clip in the middle of the back of the piece and pull the paper out. That's never been satisfactory for me. I hated having a "raw edge" at the clipping and sometimes the paper got caught up in my sewing and would pull the threads when I'd pull the paper out.

bearisgray

AHHHH

THAT makes a lot of sense.

I'd seen the freezer paper on the wrong side of the fabric, and it never even occurred to me to put it on the right side.

I just now realized that I probably didn't read your instructions accurately, either.

Thank you.

jolo

Yes I put the freezer paper on the right side of fab too. Jolo