I just happened upon this thread today. It is very well written and the pictures are helpful for me, as I am very visual. I have a UFO of 12 maple leaf blocks that I would love to get finished. I do both hand quilting and by machine. I love the polished look of machine quilting and am looking forward to playing at that.
I will attempt to put a picture or two. It has been a long while since I have sent a picture. Hope they come through.
One picture is the actual blocks laying next to each other, and the other is an image from my Electric Quilt Program.