Originally Posted by mic-pa
when I did my Baltimore Album quilt I used freezer paper and after appliquing the piece almost all the way on I took a pair of tweezers and removed the paper just prior to putting the last few stitches in the piece. Then I did not have to cut the back away. Worked for me
I like this idea far better than cutting the back of the fabric, but like others have said this has been done for years by many .
I prefer the needle-turn method using freezerpaper on top. See if you can find some tutorials on this method, Its my preferred method but too hard for me to describe here.