Originally Posted by
TanyaL
If you are appliquing by hand, then you can cross-hatch first. When you applique, just don't let your stitches go through all the way to the backing. Stop them in the batting, or in the fabric that you are affixing the applique to.
That's what I did in the border of this QAYG quilt, and it worked out great:
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