Yikes. I just tried my first hand reverse appliqued block for Dear Jane. I realized way too late that I should have used a dark thread to match the brown fabric. Instead it looks a bit like Frankenstein's monster in the stitching department.
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2327547435_b2d7b722c2.jpg?v=0)
In real life, it doesn't look so bad. The flash really highlighted the crooked, ecru stitches.
From a distance it looks just fine.
![](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2327547435_b2d7b722c2_s.jpg)
See?