Are you appliquing on top or inserting them with piecing?
When I applique a circle, I face it....I sew two circles together, leaving a small opening, and turn them right side out, then applique down. IF they are too heavy/stiff I snip a little hole on the wrong side and trim away some of the facing, even up to 1/4" from the edge if I have to. I still have a firmer round edge to applique down and that seems to help maintain the integrity of the roundness.
Jan in VA
Last edited by Jan in VA; 04-10-2016 at 12:08 PM.