SusieQ, glad I was helpful!
quiltingshorttimer, Bottom Line is 60wt 2-ply, while microquilter is 100wt. Theoretically, microquilter should be finer. However, I've also tried Invisafil which is 100wt and it actually seemed to show at least as much as Bottom Line. It's hard to tell because I didn't compare close colors. I'm not sure it makes that much difference, but apparently I am a sucker for trying different things.
Jmoore, I hadn't heard of Barely There. I will have to look it up.
The purpledaisies foundation is water soluble. It's what Sharon Schamber uses (purpledaisies is her daughter's online store). Don't know about Kris Viera. The problem I had with it is that it is quite soft, making the edge harder to feel. Beth Ferrier's Washaway Applique sheets, in comparison, are stiff and I think a little thicker (plus they have fusible on one side). Much, much, much prefer the Ferrier sheets, but they are getting awfully expensive.
Bree and M, I've tried starch and an iron, and it is just not for me. I'm rather clumsy, plus impatient, so I get frustrated at the time it takes the iron to solidify the starch, not to mention burning myself. I am much faster turning an edge with my fingers, and my results are much better that way. Currently I have reconstituted my old dried out Elmer's white paste with water and am using a brush to paint it on the edge. It's not quite as easy as using fresh paste and my finger to apply, takes a little more time, but I am getting used to it.
It's interesting to hear that others are doing turned edge machine applique too. Sometimes I feel like I am the only one.
The truth is, I could go back to using regular freezer paper, and I could make my own homemade glue (I am currently experimenting with homemade glues to see if I can achieve the level of fast tack I want) and I could do just fine with it. It's just that, as I am getting older, I want techniques that are (1) the most enjoyable to me, and (2) the fastest for me. I am becoming more and more aware that I have limited time to accomplish all of the quilt projects that are in my head (not to mention the ones already in the closet, awaiting me).