I showed you a UFO that I am working on here. These are the before and after photos of adding the felt pieces. I decided to move forward and applique the felt pieces down with hand stitching. I continued to use a variety of stitches as I had in the background.
I used the same colors of hand dyed thread. It is perle cotton, I think 5 weight.
And here it is a little further along. I still have a quite a bit more to go. The leaves are stitched down with a single line of back stitch down the center so the edges are loose. I haven’t decided how I am couching down the yarns and smaller flower centers. I could use the same colored thin thread as the yarn or I could still use the perle cotton in the thicker thread. What do you think?
Ruth Lane Art 
Looking good! I think a variety of stitches and threads gives it more depth and interest.
Thanks Marilyn!
It’s coming along nicely. If I’m not sure about which thread to use I just go for the most likely one and unpick it if I don’t like it!
Thanks Lyn, that’s a good idea.
Ruth this is looking really vibrant in terms of colour and with the rich texture of the stitching. I think I’d be tempted to stitch the yarn with the same colour thin thread, allowing the flower & leaves to have all the glory.
Thanks Antje, yes, it might get a bit chaotic with a variety of threads stitching the yarn down. Still haven’t gotten to that part yet though so still consideration time available.