Any of you addicted to applique will appreciate this. I came across this method to get tiny/narrow stems and lines in a book of multicolor flowers by Jane Townswick. She uses a "Hera" marker....never heard of it.
But I got out an old pizza cutter and it works. Using a ruler and the pizza cutter you heavily score the fabric with lines as close as you wish. Mind shown here are less than 1/4 inch and I know it could do it closer. Cut. Finger press and sew. Awsome eh! I'll show you the block when I'm finished and with this mega storm coming I may have a lot of time on my hands.
The green line is bias fold and the brown stem is the pizza cutter way. Hope it's clear enough.

how cool

* sigh* ... I dont understand, what ur talking about.. but I dont do much applique...

But I love ur reflection in the second pic on the upper right hand of the ruler...!! that is so cool!

I'm a little lost too! And I do a LOT of Applique...What are you doing to the completed applique...cutting it into tiny little pieces? And why????

Wow that is so very cool.

No, I think she means she made the brown piece using that method and she is showing you how tiny it is compared to the green bias one.

I don't quiet get it either. Do you mean score the turning line on the applique piece and it turns under much better? I imagine a dressmaker's tracing wheel would be great to use for that. I don't understand what the ruler is showing.

I got lost between the Hera marker and the pizza cutter. I'm sure your description is great for those who learn by reading, but I'm more of a visual learner and somehow it's not jelling with me. I'd love to learn more about this though and I thank you for taking the time to post it for us! :-D