Thank you for the suggestions I will try them. The stitch in the ditch worked out pretty well. I need a better technique for sewing the ends of the binding together once it is on the quilt. I hate fighting with it to get that diagonal seam. I'm thinking something with hand stitching may be more my speed.
I didn't find any mouse fabric but I did find some cute cat fabric. So I'm going to use that. Wish me luck with the applique. I'm better on straightaways than curves.
I've started making the Starflower Block for our community block this month. I choose a black and white pattern and I'm loving it so far. I was a little afraid that the polka dots were to big but it looks good I think.