i do light box but you can irons them on but make sure you are in thcenter by folding your fabric in forth press with iron in the middle corner so you can tell were the center is then i use two sting of floss the i back stitches i put my needle a little way from the thread go under and back up to the thread is the way i do it start here _ then insert needle here then go back to start insert needle there come back out and go a little farther pass your first stitch insert needle come back were the end of your first stitch make little stitches it a pretty stitch