The die lines are a pattern for the applique piece. You stitch the placement line then lie the already cut out shape in place and stitch around it. You are omitting the trimming as it is already cut. Just a different way of doing things. It's sort of like using a scan and cut for applique but die lines are cutting by hand using the die line pattern. Hope that makes sense.

rsehorse, I am understanding , you put the fabric you want for the applique into your hoop and stitch die lines (placement lines), remove fabric from hoop and cut around the die lines (placement lines). then hoop the background fabric you want to put the applique on and use the cut out after you stitch die lines (placement lines onto the background fabric? Know I am long winded but also dense here:-) Is that correct? the instructions not my being dense.:-)

You can see here https://www.emblibrary.com/EL/elprojects/Projects.aspx?Catalog=Elprojects&ProductID=PR2180 how they do it: Printing the shape, using that as a pattern and then stitch the dieline, add the cut-out applique shape and stitch it in place. No pokies this way - b

wow ok i get it i may just half to try another one *-*****i never make a pattern but right now my printer is not working***Thanks very much for your help***

Thanks for sharing this infor about EL method of applique.