I admire people who do needle turned appliqué. I did a floral bouquet pillow top and it turned out nice but it is not my preferred method. I usually do machine appliqué instead. Machine appliqué uses a fusible (Wonderunder or Mistyfuse) ironed to the back of the fabric shapes that you fuse in place with your iron. You then use the fancy stitch of your choice to go around the edge of the shape.