need advice on appliqueing and quilting
I'm making this wall hanging for my DGD to match her bedspread. It's all appliqued. I'm going to use raw edge applique except for the vines where I'm using bias tape. So I have all the appliques cut out. I plan to fuse them all to the quilt top before I sandwich the quilt. I don't want a lot of quilting on this piece--I want it to be as focused on the applique as possible, so I'm using batting that can handle the spaces. Will it be OK if, after I've fused the appliques, I sandwich and spray baste the quilt, and then sew down the applique with some type of applique machine stitch which will also serve as the quilting stitches? Or do I need to stitch the applique first and then sandwich the quilt and somehow then quilt it?
Thanks for any advice!
Carol