Thanks for the tips everyone. I think I'm going to either do swirls or straight lines in the background however looking at other quilts online that have appliqué with straight lines in the background I'm pretty sure they did the straight lines 1st and then the appliqué because this is going to be a pain if I decide to do the straight-line or straight lines in the background however looking at other quilts online that have appliqué with straight lines in the background I am pretty sure they did the straight lines 1st and then the appliqué because this is going to be a pain if I decide to do the straight-line Learning as I go Lol