QuiltingVagabond

Basketman, I have Toni's blue heron kit also. Still in my ready-to-begin pile. Then I saw the same kit prefused with laser cut pieces for $20 more than I already paid. Sure wish I had seen that one first as I think that would be $20 well spent lol...
Please post your progress, I absolutely love this design!

sewwhat85

wow wow wow

Basketman

Trust me had I seen this kit laser cut for $20...I could not get my wallet out fast enough!

applique

I do a lot of these because they are fun for me. I usually enlarge them so I can stitch down each piece. If doing the raw edge, it helps me to use Fray Block first to help control the fraying at least a bit and using tightly woven batiks helps too. The overlay is great for placement of the pieces on top of other pieces. Since my quilts are satin stitched then washed, I often use a dot of glue to hold pieces during assembly. Toni's patterns have generous "tuck under" edges so there should be no spaces between pieces since they overlap not abut. I think I still have some info on my blog here on the board that might be helpful. Have fun, it is similar to putting a puzzle together but more rewarding with the end result.

imsewnso

You have received good advice here. The plastic overlay is very helpful when you get to a point that you cannot see the placement of a piece using only the pattern under the Teflon sheet. You put the clear plastic over the Teflon sheet to line up the piece. This sometimes can be tricky because once you do have the spot... you need to remove the clear plastic before ironing. This is where tweezers come in handy.