Originally Posted by
Tartan
If you are hand sewing down needle turn appliqué, putting something on the background fabric is going to make it harder to get the needle through. Also a light box is handy to get your pieces in the correct placement. Watch for sewing down the pieces in the correct order as some pieces may need to go on top of others.
I'm going to be machine sewing the turned-edge applique pieces with monofiliment thread.