Another strong vote for the parchment paper technique, and I use it over and under. Prevents 'accidents' to the ironing board.
And sewmom, great idea to use the paper from the fusible web. Talk about using it up!

Parchment paper.............use it for baking too

It's not necessary-it just makes it easier to get all your shapes placed correctly and have them stay. You put them all together on the teflon or whatever and then you can easily transfer the entire shape or shapes to your project and get it centered or positioned exactly how you want it. I use steam a seam lite which is like a sticker until it's ironed so I don't usually use the teflon sheet.

If you mean a pressing cloth on top, I think some use it to prevent overheating of the fusible piece.

I use the freezer paper on the ironing board to protect the cover from the fusible. Just iron it right into the ironing board cover.

Use one of your hubbies handkerchiefs. It is light enough to work but not too big. Jan

Sherry - where did you find that little sleeping bear? - that is absolutely adorable! - What should I use in search to find something that offers the motion type of things like that? Thank you.
Mary

I didn't want to spend the $$ either for the teflon aplique sheet so I found 2 huge teflon cookie sheets that I had bought about 15 years ago and never used.
They are teflon and just a black flimsy type sheet and it works great.
Karen

A piece of solid muslin, a dish towel, a man's handkerchief, the back of a worn out pillow case, you name it, you can use it. Wet it or spray it with water and you have a pressing cloth or use it dry but be careful not to let the iron set on it too long. Cheap muslin is thin enough and cheap.

Carol J.

I recently bought an oven liner (Betty Crocker) from Bed, Bath and Beyond to use instead of a super slider for FM quilting. When I got it home, I compared it to my Fons and Porter teflon pressing cloth - same thing! It was $9.99 and with a 20% off coupon it was only around $8.00 + tax. I might go get another one to use for an extra applique cloth.

Try an old pillowcase, or a washcloth, hand towel, or a bath towel, depending the size of your appliqué. Also the upside down on a towel is a good method. Good luck! Patty