The Dear William quilt pattern is designed by Michele Hill of Australia. She machine appliqués all her quilts and the patterns are designed for machine applique. I have made four quilts from Michele Hill's patterns. I hand appliqued the first one, William Morris and Friends. It took me a year to complete the applique, so I machine appliqued the next three. I would not recommend hand appliquing Dear William. For raw edge appliqué, I used Mettler silk finish thread and matched the color of the applique piece. I also used blanket stitch, very close together--not as close as satin stitch, but quite close. It blends well with a nice look. This is the way Michele does her machine applique. I have three of her books and have studied her technique. If machine applique for these patterns is good enough for the designer, it is good enough for me.
Last edited by Genden; 01-03-2016 at 06:37 PM.