Question about cutting away background behind applique
I'm about to start doing needle turn applique for the first time, on a piece I'm designing myself. It's an underwater Caribbean scene. I've never done any kind of applique. I've been reading up on it, but I have a question for the experts. My background is pieced. I've been reading that after the applique is sewn on, you should cut away the background behind it and then remove the freezer paper. I'm wondering whether there are any concerns about cutting away a pieced background, since I will be cutting away some of the places where the seams overlap and lock each other in. Here's what the background looks like: