Appliqué detail - legs of the cross

I'm now working on appliqué detail down the legs of the cross. This is in exactly the same fabric and technique as described previously, so I won't go over it all again. Here's how the completed first leg looks, anyway:

Mary Corbet suggested a different technique for the appliqué shapes, and I'd been considering having a go at a different one again (the discussion is in the comments to the post I mentioned above, if you're interested), but I'm afraid I rather cravenly stuck to my original method. I'm telling myself that if it ain't broke, don't fix it, but I do intend giving the alternatives a try. Just maybe when I'm faffing about with slivers of felt and tiny scraps of fabric, it doesn't seem like the best time to start experimenting with something new. I've got a second cross to do, so I thought I'd test the alternatives on the slightly larger shapes around the central goldwork ring. I'll see how it goes and report back!

In the mean time, though, I've got the other three legs of the cross to do. I'll let you know when they're finished.