In directions for a 12 days of Christmas quilt it says that:
1. Cut down fabric to only what shows. That is if you have a bird that has a wing appliqued on top of the body that you cut the body down under where the wing goes so there is only 3/16 " to go under the wing.
2. The fusible web center should be cut out to only what is need to hold down the piece. That is , if it was a ball you would cut the center out of the web so the web looks more like a doughnut.
I have only appliqued one small wall hanging, not a quilt size wall hanging. When I made the wall hanging I did not do the above. all pieces where full as was the fusible web.
So which way do you do it??