Welcome Donna. Your mother was a very talented quilter. Her quilt is one of the prettiest I have seen. I hope you get your book soon. It is fun just to look at all of the pictures and drool over them. I haven't started working on AOTH yet. I am finishing up a couple of other projects but I have my fabric, thread, and embroidery thread. I think this will be the prettiest quilt I've ever made and it is the first one I have made with a group. It will be great to learn from those who have experience in hand applque.