Thank you for your compliments. I made the templets for the applique work last night. I took an applique class a while ago from a lady name Nancy Chung - she lives locally in my area. I learned so much from her and all of those little tips and tricks she has learned over the years.
I have always liked the combination of traditional blocks along side applique work (probably because with the piece work you can see your progress right away which gets you through the applique process)
Anyway I will be out today picking out the blue and yellow fabrics today.