Originally Posted by
DannyValentine
The thing is I'm working on a budget and DMC is pretty cheap and a little more easy to use.
If that is the case then use what you can and what you have access to. If DMC floss is in your price range and easy for you to use, then by all means use it. You may wish to make this a blanket stitch applique instead of needle turn. It has more of a country feel to it, not as formal and is better suited to your materials.
If your heart is set on applique where your stitches are hidden then I would recommend trying to find a lighter weight thread. Even Coats and Clark dual duty commonly found in Walmart would work.
The beauty of using a super fine thread like silk is you don't have to get every color so it isn't near as expensive as you would first assume. Because the silk is so fine and sinks in you only have to buy a neutral light, medium and dark. The YLI gift set from Connecting Threads
http://www.connectingthreads.com/Too...5__D20310.HTML
is all you would need to complete an entire applique quilt and have loads leftover, probably even enough for 2 more quilts