RedGarnet222

I just re-read your post and realized you already used the heat and bond. I would use a satin stitch. Make a mock block and adjust your satin stich to the right width and length you like. Then make the quilt blocks knowing you have it all adjusted to the right amount of coverage but not too much thread to make it wavy. You can also use a tear away embroidery stabilizer to sturdy the design on the back of the block while you are stitching.


I have done both satin and the outline finish to applique. Depending on the project and fabric I plan on using. I like to use the light-weight fusible interfacing and sew the applique (right sides together. Meaning the fusible next to the good side of fabric) all around the outside edge at about a sixteenth of an inch. Clip the curves or snip the inverts. I then carefully cut a cross in the center of the interfacing back of the image, turn right side out and use a chopstick to smooth all the edges into shape. When that is done, I iron it to the block. Then you can be pretty safe to use a blanket/buttonhole stitch and have it stay on.

p.s.) If you feel it is too bulky, you can cut away all of the interfacing but about a quarter of an inch around the edges. This way it is iron on without the bulk.