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I'm not too sure about what you are doing. I put the parchment paper over the placement guide (so I can see the lines through the parchment paper). Since it is non-stick, I use pins or staple it so there is no movement. Then I iron the pieces in place where they belong moving the who unit as needed. When everything is fused I peel it up and put it onto a background. If needed, you can always trace the placement guide and use it on top of the background material to place the fused pieces.

Boston1954

Thanks for all of your input everyone. Applique - your dog is looking terrific. The project I have is the one with the two otters playing in the water. I am going to go back and look at the picture again, and really study. I love this piece and hope to show you a picture one day soon.

applique

I have made that one and it wasn't hard to fuse the units. If it is not a kit (with limited fabric), you can always enlarge the pieces and the the placement guide to make it larger and easier to do. Making it bigger is also easier to stitch down. Have fun and ask questions if you have them.