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Thank you for sharing your beautiful quilt. 
I did some practice stitching on some fused scraps to determine my stitch length and width and that the tension was correct. I will be using a Blanket Stitch for my applique. On my Bernina machine, the settings I used are 2 for the width and also for the length. This creates a stitch approximately 1/8" wide and 1/8" long. Engage your needle down position if available. I started stitching on the top of the ghost's head. I left a good length of thread and kept it out of the way while stitching. I also left a good length of thread at the end. By pulling the bobbin thread I can see the loop that is created by the top thread and I can pull the top thread to the back and tie it off. The top thread can also be popped into a self-threading needle and poked to the back.
Gather your supplies, the pattern, and fabrics. Cut apart the placement patterns and the pattern sheets to make them more manageable. This month we will be working with the Skeleton and the Ghost. 
Fuse the pattern pieces to the fabrics of your choice. I lightly fused the LSAS2 to my fabrics. If you are using our kit you will need to refer to the Fabric Chart that was enclosed with your kit as some fabrics will be used more than once. Feel free to substitute fabric from your stash if you want more variety. The photo below shows the fusible web for the ghost body ready to fuse down to the wrong side of the lined ghost fabric. Take care not to distort the shape when pressing this large of an applique.
Cut out all of your pieces on the penciled lines and peel off the remaining paper liner.
Place the Applique Pressing Sheet over the placement pattern. You can clearly see your pattern.
Place your pieces over the placement sheet in numerical order. When you are pleased with the arrangement, lightly fuse them together. For the ghost, fuse the eyes, lids, and nose into place on the ghost body. Lightly trace the smile lines and the eyeball placement--you might need the help of a light box or a sunny window. For the skeleton, fuse the hat and band to the top of the skeleton head. Lightly trace the eye and nose sockets and teeth. Take a small scissor with a very sharp blade and cut out the eye and nose sockets.
I lightly sprayed the wrong side of the skeleton around the eye and nose sockets with 404 Spray and Fix to bond the fabric in place around the sockets. Fuse the skeleton head over the eyes and nose and then add the rest of the pieces. You can see how I use the paper liner to protect the applique when I fuse.
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