Originally Posted by HettyB

For applique, I quilt a tight line almost right under the applique and then echo out onto the background with another line about 1/8 to 1/4 inch out. And to make the certain parts of the applique stand out, and not to have puffy areas on the back, I will stitch in the ditch so to speak around key features. Then I use a simple cross hatch to fill in the background.