Grandma Bonnie

Hi all: I am wanting to embroidery some blocks to use in a quilt and wonder what stabilizer is best for this process. It seems an iron-on might be best, but I don't really know. Thanks for any info. Bonnie

grammy Dwynn

??? hand embroidery or machine??

I have done hand embroidery quilts (wall hanging) and did not use stabilizer.

mighty

I use a fusible water soluble tear away, has worked well.

charsuewilson

It depends - are you machine embroidering or hand embroidering. If hand embroidering, then no stabilizer should be necessary. For machine embroidery, you usually attach with a temporary spray adhesive - a tear-away stabilizer. Others may have other comments on machine embroidery.

Grandma Bonnie

I should have said machine embroidery!

newbee3

If you are embroidering with the sandwich quilt it really does not need stabalizer. If you are doing just the top you would need stabalizer.

Grandma Bonnie

Thank you for the info.

Grandma Bonnie

Thanks! I just want to embroider blocks to add to a quilt (mixed in with other regular blocks).

kallii

You still haven't said if these will be hand or machine embroidered, first thing is to cut background larger as embroidery "draws in" the fabric so trim after. If hand I always back with flannel so you can't see thread running behind piece, if machine a tearaway or mesh will work just fine.

Grandma Bonnie

Thank you! I did say machine emb. a few posts back. But I did buy some hand emb. quilt blocks at a yard sale so I also appreciate your info on those.