Yes! That would be my preferred way it sounds much easier.
Will require need to sneak out to Lincraft tomorrow.
I will put pics up when it's done.

Thanks so much Yeddi
No worries. I look forward to seeing it when it's done! Applique is actually lots of fun and very therapeutic (but I hand quilt most of mine in front of the TV at night). Once you've got the hang of it, I doubt you'll go back. It's my favourite part of quilting, and one of the cool things about block quilts like the baby blanket is you can just put the block with some thread in your hand bag and pull it out when waiting for appointments etc. Ones like the cow and pig that only have a few pieces and are a little bit bigger are really, really easy. Ones like the fairies though, can be a pain in the bum because their parts are so small and there's heaps of little bits to put together and if you move one by the smallest bit it throws the whole picture out of whack. For instance, the fairy alone in the close up is 12 separate pieces and that was one of the easier ones to put together. I'm glad I did it, but it's been a LOT of work. For DS's quilt I'm going to be doing an alien one that is big blocks again, which should be a lot quicker and a little less frustrating.

Thanks TT.