Regarding the idea of quilting the applique down on to the three layers will work with some machines, only I donīt think with the satin stitch, I personally think you will end up with a mess at the back. Zig zag will work and so will blanket stitch. What I suggested was that you who are either doing by applique or by needleturn do the block in that method and then layer it up to either stipple stitch or a design of whatever method you choose. Suppose you could always try it on a scrappy piece. I tried satin stitch it didnīt work for me.