I love to hand applique but don't have the time to do all the quilts I want. I've got a machine technique that mimics hand applique and have written a tutorial for it here:
http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...-applique.html
The introduction show pictures of two of my applique projects...one done by hand, the other with this technique...to compare and contrast the two. You can "click" on both pictures to see life size views.
Hope you like it.
Julie