Originally Posted by roselady
If you don't want to snip the back to get the freezer paper out, you can sew around 80%, more or less, of the appliqued piece, then pull out the paper through the small gap you have yet to sew down. Hope that helps.
This is what I do too, but I stitch most of the way around the appliqued piece, and when I have about 4 to 5 more stitches left to do, I use a pair of hemostats and loosen the freezer paper from the applique, then grab the paper with the hemostats and just pull it out. Almost like using forceps for birthing... :| I really don't like to cut the back out behind the appliqued piece, unless I have several layers being appliqued one on top of another and it gets too bulky.