Love your quilt, working my way through the book too. I met Michelle Hill at the Sydney Craft and Quilt Fair last Saturday, she was working on a quilt from her second book and there were several others she had made on display as well. She does not use stabilizer when she appliques with a blanket stitch and her work was stunning.
I love your choice of fabrics, I've made a number of the blocks into cushions using Michelle's fabric range but love your choice especially the background fabric- just may have to tackle the poppies next. Can't wait to see the finished article.
Cheers from Oz