Originally Posted by aashley333

Laura H does the fusible applique with heat and bond and raw edges. I took a class to make one. This cannot be washed.
To machine applique, I draw a reverse picture on backside of background and place the applique fabric over area to cover on front. Straight stitch around pattern from back, then turn over to front and trim near stitching. After colored pieces are all in place, satin stitch. Hope that helps.
The first pic is fusible applique, and the second pic is satin stitched applique.