Originally Posted by Melinda in Tulsa
Have you tried a light weight fusible interfacing? Place fusible side to right side of appliqué fabric, sew around all edges, cut a slit in the interfacing and turn right side out. Fuse to your block then use what ever stitch you like to sew it down. Hope this helps.
If you go to www.quiltinaday.com and clicking on media center you will find a video of Eleanor Burns show on doing just this with a sunbonnet sue and sam pattern. In addition you can buy fusible webbing that has the pattern already printed on it saving you steps. It is not expensive. I almost always use her method for appliqué projects. Eleanor also has lot s of other appliqué patterns printed on interfacing for variety.
Also if you want to do some raw edge appliqué then just use a glue stick to hold down the appliqué and blanket stitch around it, by hand or machine. Lots of older quilts are done this way.