Serious Work on Harvest Bouquet

I have decided that I'm going to do all the vines at one time, then all the flowers, etc., on each of the blocks, so they will all be done at the same time.

• Vines go first -- the short, little ones go down and then the longer, curvy one.  I don't particularly like making bias tape, but it handle curves like a NASCAR driver.  A really good NASCAR driver.  These curves are gentle ones -- not too tight, so it does not matter which side of the curve you start on.  You may find that as you get into the snug part of the curve, you will want to make your stitches a little closer together to avoid bumps and ridges in the tape.  Completely applique down one side, using your basting stitches as a guideline.
  
  
  
  Then press, using steam, to allow the bias tape to truly take the shape of the curve, and applique down the other side.
  
  
  
   Then repeat the same process with the longer, curvier vines...applique down one side...
  
  
  Press and applique down the other side....
  
  
  
  
   Then repeat for the next three triangles.  Actually, it doesn't take that long.  Bias tape makes the task go faster.  The 1/4-inch tape is a smidge bigger than the drawing, but the tape still makes it so much easier.  And frankly, I wouldn't want to handle anything much smaller.
  
  Gentle curves like those that are on Harvest Bouquet in At Piece with Time, are the easiest to do.  But what if you have something like this, where the curves are much, much tighter?
  
  
  
  
   This is one of the five applique panels from Indian Summer by Joann Embrey.  When the curves are as right as the ones on this pattern, do the inside curves first. I find it easier to make my stitches closer together on these tight curves. Then press, then go back down the outside curve the opposite way you came up the inside curve.  This just helps your fabric to lie flatter and not have tiny ripples in it.  
  
  Whew.  Those vines weren't that bad, were they? And they may not be as bad as some of the tiny petals we have to do on those flowers.  We'll just have to wait and see.  Applique is an adventure!