I don't have a favorite method of appliqué because I don't care to do it. I love the look of it because of the detail, but it's too slow for me. Yours is beautiful and I can appreciate the time and effort that goes into each project, whether hand or machine done. But I tell you this, if I saw a pattern, and I really wanted to do it, I would. I just made a few bibs that were machine appliqued-small and finished fast.