yes an open toe foot is a great advantage for applique. Does it need to be closer together or further apart. That is up to you and what you like. A narrow width is easier to work with than a wide one. But it looks good to me. But it is your opinion that counts.
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SueSew
It is impossible even with plastic foot to see where one red petal leaves off and the next one begins. I don't know whether to make the stitches closer together or farther apart and if the depth of each stitch is too much.