Originally Posted by Connie in CO
I'm doing mine by hand piecing.I think she's making it harder on herself.
Well, personally, I'd jump off a cliff before I did any hand piecing ;), but even doing it via machine applique, nesting them one at a time (my method) would be easier.
Some of the Quiltsmart interfacings are done that way - like the Drunkard's Path, where background fabric is used as part of the design.
I've had some friends who appliqued the AppleCore to background fabric, but used muslin, as the intention was to cover the whole thing with AppleCores pieces. I took a slightly different, more convoluted approach (because that's how I roll ;-) ) but the end was the same.