The tips of the light yellows look good. What is that extra loop at the point of the other plates? Try to get rid of that. Otherwise, I think it is good for hand blanket stitch. FYI, I leave the straight stitch laying on the background not the plate. Try some samples to test your machine/thread combinations to see what you like best. Machine applique is tricky too and it takes practice to get points, dents, outer curves, inner curves, 90 degree turns just right. There are lots of you tube videos to learn from. But you still have to pick the color & thread that you like. And don't forget to practice, practice, practice.