Originally Posted by
donna873
OMG that is sooooo beautiful, I collected one license plate. I got scared off with all the applique work.
The applique rows were the easiest ones! Just get a good fusible backing like Pellon EZFuse, which is a no sew... (tho I sew it). Iron your appliques where you want them in about two seconds, and then when you quilt, sew just inside the raw edge with small stitches. That's it. Forget the zig-zags and the blanket stitches of the past, and HEAVEN FORBID the needleturned and hand stitched edges! Just stitch along that raw edge, close to it. The fusible and the stitching holds it securely. And it doesn't take long.