When I did my Dresden Plate Christmas Wreath wall hanging, I used the Steam-a-Seam tape (I get it at Joann's or Hancock's when they have the notions wall 1/2 off.) I just fused it to the edges in enough spots to hold it while I appliqued around it - easy peasy! Since it was a wall hanging, I didn't remove the fabric from behind the plate but it wouldn't have been hard to do since the whole thing wasn't fused down.