What a beautiful job you did after so little time.
Great stuff.

With all the videos on the internet (I LOVE YouTube!) you should be able to teach yourself. Have fun learning this beautiful art.

WOW, Mari Lou, that is AMAZING!

Self taught in both methods. I love hand applique. I do use machine applique for some things. The two things I learned about hand applique is use a fine thread and don't pull too hard. The fine thread almost disappears into the fabric. I am hand quilting a quilt that I hand appliqued years ago and if I had to do it all over again it would be so much better now. But it was my first.

I know exactly what you mean about wanting to re-do!! LOL I did all the applique on my Dear Jane a couple of years ago, and I sooo wanna "fix" it!! TOO LATE!! LOL And everyone says, "Leave it! That's a record of where you were when." But I didn't really want to be there then, you know!? :-D

Thanks, everyone, on the compliments to the Circuit Rider! (I was standing back a ways from my wall -- so you don't see where the edges aren't quite smooth and the points not quilt sharp! :-D) But I'm learning, and I love it!!!

Blessings!
Mary Lou

I have found the Back-basting method to be the only one for me--it is accurate and easy--no templates and very portable. And you can make patterns from just about anything, such as drawings, pictures, etc. No need to buy patterns. The virtual board here has a link to one instructor, but there are many out there online. Just start out with something easy and you will get better.

Thanks to all for the replies and reassurance that applique can indeed be self-taught! Most of the terms used here are like jargons to me. LOL. But I learn so much from you ladies here! Will definitely read up more about appliques in my free time and check out those resources you ladies had recommended! :)

There are many videos on Youtube for machine and hand applique. I find watching it being done the easiest way for me to learn a new technique :D:D:D

Sharon Schamber has a great video tutorial on her method of needle turn applique:
http://www.sharonschambernetwork.com...Blue-Bird.aspx