Originally Posted by Prism99
My machine has the ability to make some standard stitches as triple stitches. It makes one stitch forward, one stitch backward, and one stitch forward again; three stitches on top of each other!
I don't like to use it because each stitch takes so long, but it is more secure than regular stitching; that's probably why they recommended it. An alternative would be to just sew around the applique piece twice.
That's what I was referring to by doing it by hand. I didn't know that machines did that stitch. WOW - life gets easier.