Renee I thought that this was cute when I saw it in the mag, too. You SO can do applique like Terri said....I've been doing a couple of test things lately and LOVE it! You'll find some fantastic advice on here in several threads.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/7825.page

http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/3023.page

http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/961.page

http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/11415.page