Phoenix Project, Part 2

Well, I decided that I did have to cut it off the original background fabric. I now have to stitch it all down on the new background. But it looks so much better without that cheesy yellow stuff... I don't really know why I used that to begin with. Lesson learned! Going to be much harder to sew now too, the orange has fusible, the phoenix has fusible, plus 3 layers of fabric. Hand stitching? Maybe. Maybe invisible thread and machine! I am happy with the way the background came out though, now I need to do the finishing touches on this part so I can begin Part 3...and 4 and 5 and.....