They are machine appliqued. I drew out the monkeys and used Wonder Under to place them on the blocks. Then I machine appliqued them. Do you know how to use Wonder Under? here is a You Tube video to show you how... UTube video – how to use Wonder Under for applique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwcaC2dnuLo
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