Okay, so I'm doing my first applique quilt. It's a very old fashioned pattern, flower and tulip, but it's taking me forever just to prepare the pieces. I'm using the freezer paper meathod and I'm about fed up. I really want some hand work for when I take my kids to the park etc. What meathod do you guys use? I thought about cutting the templates from cardboard and pressing the fabric around them, then removing the template and sewing. Hmm...what to do...