The tip of the needle may be used to smooth fabric into place on curves and in corners. Very tight inside curves may be clipped but avoid doing so if possible. On long bias edges a pin placed vertical to the edge a few inches ahead of stitching will help prevent stretching or pulling of fabric. This technique may also be useful on outside curves. Start your stitching on face of quilt top with thread knot beneath the turned under edge of the design fabric.
End threads on back with a small knot into background fabric behind the design.
Always run end of the thread between layers of fabric before cutting off. If left hanging it may later show through a light background as a dark streak. For many quilters, these are the most difficult areas to applique and so deserve special attention. Points are essentially self-defining and there are many of them in any Hawaiian quilt. Leaf tips, flower petals or any sharp outside corner are common examples.