Thanks Teen - your method turns out really nice. I've typically done satin stitch, but agree that it only looks good when it's part of the embellishment, and I don't care for it when the block needs to stand on it's own.
I'm taking a class this weekend to hopefully learn how to use the embroidery part of my Babylock Destiny. I've only used it for a few small projects so far (the machine, have not done any embroidery with it yet). I love my Juki, but it's a straight stitch only machine.