Originally Posted by happymrs
Originally Posted by J.M.
I have just started with needle turn applique, but the one thing I do not understand is that I often see people cutting out the fabric from behind the applique; even with the small parts. Now, if you were to quilt through your applique, I could understand - one less fabric layer to get through - but since most people quilt around their applique, why would you do that? Am I missing something?
The only reason I can see doing it, is when you have used papers & have to remove them. Otherwise, I seen no reason to do it, why bother, right!
That's pretty much what I was thinking, and needle turn doesn't use paper (at least, the method I use doesn't), so I didn't see any reason to do it. Yet, every time I see someone posting the back of an appliqued block, I see they've cut out the fabric behind the applique. So I was like 'is there a reason to do this that I am missing?'