Well I would trace the little critter onto freezer paper. If you don't have a light box tape the pattern to a window. Tape a piece of freezer paper over the pattern...............using a pencil trace the critter onto the freezer paper, on the dull side of the paper. Now, iron the with the shiny side of the freezer paper placed onto the fabric and as Knit said use a batik (less fraying) your fabric must be larger than your critter. Cut out the critter points and all. Than I would place the critter onto my block for the quilt and stitch inside of those points all around equally on the little devil......let the points be free.............I would detail the lines on the back, etc. with stitching. That is how I would do this little critter and I do a intermediate level of hand applique too time consuming for me...........I hope I made this understandable, I am not the best writer................questions? PM me..............calla It will be fun