i did a bath mat this way...put your applique fabric on both sides of the flag, pin or baste in place. Now stitch (very small straight or zz stitches) around your outlined design, which is drawn on only one side. Now trim closely outside the stitching on both sides. Set your machine for close ZZ stitch (practice on 3 layers). and stitch completely around the design. This should give you the applique on both sides. Hope you can figure it out!