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1. How do you secure the fabric to the base for machine appliqué?
   This is the question that was posed to Annie Smith, an expert in machine appliqué. Here is her answer: We use a fusible web. I usually use either Wonder-Under or Steam-A-Seam Light. That’s not saying we use Steam-A-Seam 2. The difference between the two fusibles is that Steam-A-Seam ...
2. Before you start a project, do you do sample pieces to test everything out?
   This question was posed to Annie Smith as she discussed machine applique. Here is her answer: I always do. I take a little four-by-six piece of fabric. I fold it in the center to make a little pleat. I just run a stitch to make sure my blanket stitch is stitching exactly the way I want it to, w ...