OK now, the apple is fused, and here is a pic from an angle where you can see the difference in the brocade "shadow" and the neighboring pinks. I bought another brocade this week to make a skirt for a wedding and the blue that is falling off of it is so shiny and beautiful. I like the contrast on the pink and the dimension it lends, but I'm still unsure of this. I need to walk away for a couple of more days. Things are stalling, but I do not feel the artist's version of "writer's block" with this one at this point. It's moving along, just slowly.