I got my new Kenmore about a week ago and I was practicing FMQ by drawing straight lines on a quilt I need to finish up. I wanted to try an applique pattern I got in the mail, and not having done applique before, I did a lot of research on the methods. I settled on the back basting method:
http://www.allaboutapplique.net/2008...hand-applique/
It was actually very easy to do! I can't wait to give a larger project a try. Once I finished the applique I decided to try some FMQ other than lines. It came out quite atrocious, but from far away, you really can't tell. Practice makes perfect right? :)