Originally Posted by ctquilter
When I began to hand applique I bought the book APPLIQUE 12 EASY WAYS by Ellie Sienkiewicz. She teaches all the different ways to applique. She also includes many projects and patterns and suggests the best method to use for each. You can try any or all of them and decide which you like best. I find that I use different methods for the different pieces in each project. Have fun experimenting.
Ditto, I hand applique and have taken several classes from Ellie Sienkiewicz. This is a great book, I also have many of her Baltimore Album quilt books as well.
My favorite method is freezer paper on the back side and then leaving a small opening and pulling the freezer paper out, instead of cutting the back.