got a whole different way for you to go- try really big applique- on 16 inch blocks with very simple pieces - I make baby quilts this way - one 16 inch block a big elephant applique and keep putting on big different boarders until I like it - I can make one quilted and all in about 4-5 hours and people have asked me to make them for new little ones I don't even know- machine applique with simple bold patterns are amazingly fast and simple