Hi, Everyone,
You all were so helpful with this project, that I thought I would post the result. See picture below. The original design is the front cover (natural linen and corduroy), the laua'e on either end (one with cat in the bottom corner) are the inner leaves of the book jacket and the hyacinth and cat (with blue background) is the back.
I used thin interfacing on both the corduroy and linen to give them a little more heft, which really helped. They didn't unravel at all during the appliqué process or even after a wash. I used buttonhole/blanket stitch at 1.6 width and 1.6 length.
I can't thank you all enough for your help. I plan to use this stitch for other appliqué projects and would never have thought of it without your guidance!
Best,
A
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