QuiltE I think your blocks are lovely, and I too think your applique looks good. I do a lot of applique, 'though I would not count myself an expert, and I have found sooooo many times that a technique that worked perfectly on one 100% cotton, high-quality quilting fabric, doesn't work as well on the another 100% cotton, high-quality quilting fabric. And right now I am appliqueing rabbits of various fabrics onto a cotton batik background... (Fortunately most of the rabbits are made of stitch-hiding fabrics like fleece, velvet and corduroy, and the fuzzy ones hide any bumpy edges too, but appliqueing corduroy is turning out to be one of my less brilliant ideas!!)
Love love love the blue and white. Let us know if we need to send you chunks of blue fabric, if you find your stash is giving out. How much of any one blue do you need to do one block? Would a charm square do it? Have you looked to see if there are any all-blue charm packs out there?
Alison