You all have inspired me to try doing some appliqueing after quilting. I always wondered if it would be easier to do it that way. We'll see what happens.
In fact, at the moment I am appliqueing Kay McKensie's tea pots to make a large wall hanging. Now, I think I might put that on hold and try a small wall hanging for a change of pace. If that works well, maybe I will do a re-think on how I am putting it together. After all, I am only three hand appliqued blocks in and it would not be a big deal to make a design change now.