I love the applique on the jacket! Ok, in the interest of sharing, here is what I am working on. The appliques are done, were done before construction and I'm now doing the hand quilting. This is a wilderness quilt for my son & daughter-in-law in flannels and has been a work-in-progress for 2 years. Georgia is too hot to hand quilt flannel in the summertime! I am finding that I should have used a fine silk to applique the first layer, then done the blanket stitch for decoration. The blanket stitch is not holding well in the corners, probably because of the thickness of the flannel. I'm having to go back and re-secure the edges so they won't come undone the first time it's washed.