PaperPrincess, it basically is a chenille strip technique, but I wanted a longer strip and the homespun absolutely disintegrated when I cut it on the 45* bias! So I cut wider strips and then clipped them like a rag quilt!
Emma, he's not appliqués on a background. I pinned him to my big ottoman to block him. He's actually a Lion shaped quilt! He's about 40" x 50".