This was my first time playing with the applique technique, I think it came out nicely. I had some grain line issues with the plaid fabric and originally quilted the game board with designs. Then I decided stitching in the ditch would be a more appropriate technique and had to take out all of the previously quilted threads. This left me with stitch holes that were especially visible on the lighter colored fabric. I just steam ironed the finished piece and a lot of the holes seemed to have fixed themselves. I was looking for an alternate method to washing the piece to fix the holes and I am quite satisfied with the ironing. I will be working on a couple of coordinating fabric baggies for the buttons and then this baby is done and ready for gift giving in December!
