You know I was reading the threads in here for awhile and got way laid around christmas. I had so many plans on what I was going to do. I know that I can do applique by machine. But I am not sure that I can do the hand, as a matter of fact I tried to do the first block of "The Night Before Christmas" I mean I brought the whole pattern to do it. I so want to take a class, but then I can not aford to take a class because I lost my job 7/8. /at any rate the last two quilts I just looked at were totally awesome, and what I dream about doing.