Originally Posted by
Prism99
Basically you cut a template out of heat-resistant plastic, cut the fabric larger than the template and clip any inner curves, place the fabric under the template on a piece of aluminum foil, use a small paintbrush to saturate the edges of the fabric, fold up the aluminum foil around the edges, then iron on top of the foil on both sides and allow to dry thoroughly. Can re-use template and foil.
This is sort of how I do it, too, although not with the foil. I'm not sure what the reason is for using foil...?
Here is a very clearly illustrated and well-written step-by-step demonstration. I basically learned how to prepare my appliques from this post.
http://erinrussek.typepad.com/one-pi...ng-shapes.html