I love to hand applique, and have used the freezer paper method, the method where you turn under your raw edges and use a glue stick to hold your seam allowance down. The one I really like is to draw your final shape on the right side of fusable interfacing, and sew around the outline with the fusable side to the right side of the fabric. Next cut around the sewn together pieces leaving a narrow amount of fabric on the outside of the seam line. Cut a slit in the interfacing, clip curves as necessary, and turn right side out. Your applique piece can now be ironed onto your fabric, and stitched down however you wish, by hand or machine. I like to hand stitch it down, catching the fabric of the applique just to the side edge of the fold where the seam is between the fabric and the interfacing. My stitches usually don't show doing it this way, or if they do, one has to look very close to see them. I hope this helps. Janis