I have the 1999 McKenna Ryan "Loon Creek" pattern, and it is as you describe. The instructions are on one side, and the other side is the placement guide. On the instruction side there is diagram indicating what size to cut the different "strips", and there is a "fusible web applique instructions" section that tells you to trace each shape separately...the dashes on the pattern is where they overlap... On the placement guide side is printed instructions...cut 5 tree tops...5 tree trunks...hope this isn't too confusing...it took me awhile to figure it out also!