arcadefiddle tangled tulips - I had been wanting to try appliquéing for some time, and decided this was it! I love the look of appliqué over top of piecing and knew I wanted to try to incorporate both elements. I loved the handwork and the fact that I could truly sit down while doing the appliqué part. I had seen pictures of an antique quilt with little stripe-y tulips that were pieced, but decided instead to appliqué the stripes over top of the base on this quilt.