Not sure I have posted here yet, but love applique, so here I am! I have done one of Sharon Pederson's block, using rubber cement & freezer paper, then machine appliqued it. Nice technique, but time consuming, to me anyway. This is from her Rose of Sharon book, love the blocks! Then I have been doing some hand applique quilt blocks, back basting method, from the book Hop To It by Edyta Sitar. Done two & am working on a third. Am also going to do my next Rose of Sharon block this way & see if I like it better. It's fun trying different techniques & even combining them, on some projects. Really love hand applique, as it makes it so portable to work on anywhere!.... Machine is nice too though, when you don't want to do it by hand, or need a break from it, lol, so am still playing with both right now.