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There were too many ruffles, gathers, rick-rack, iron-on buttons, yo-yo's, pockets, etc., to be able to secure them enough to use as a child's bed quilt had I waited to attach them until after quilting. The size of the applique should be okay. None of them extend beyond the 10" limit of my batting in length & are quite a bit narrower in some parts. If I can get the rest of it quilted, I can always see about going back and adding some small, dense stitching maybe in some of the skirts and such. I will still be adding more stuff after the quilting -- flower yo-yo's in each of the black squares & the girl's name in Trapunto-style applique letters will go on the top border of the quilt.
Thanks for the explanation about reinforcing the blocks.
