Hi,
My dealer recently was telling us that we should use a very light featherweight fusible interfacing (not stabilizer) on the back of our cotton fabrics when we are making quilt blocks. Then you hoop your stabilizer and fabric (that has the interfacing fused to it) and embroider. I am into using the stabilizer that is a tear away, but you wet it with a sponge and stick your fabric to it, embroider, and you can tear it away. Wet N Stick or Hydro Stick are a couple brands. It eliminates a lot of puckers!
If you google it or check out embroidering quilt blocks it seems to be the way to do it now. Anita Good Design is teaching doing it this way now also. Cuts way down on the puckers....which I hate!
I've done quite a few embroidered wall hanging quilts and runners.....love em!