I have used water-soluable Sulky stabalizer for feathered wreaths and the like. You must use a permanent marker for drawing the design and be willing to wash the quilt when finished. Worked like a charm!!! Make sure you cut your stabalizer big enough to pin around the design so that you don't have to mess with the pins.
At first I was hesitant to use a Sharpie - what if, when I washed it, the ink ruined the quilt? Never fear, the ink goes down the drain. Permanent marker because the other kind of markers will dissolve the stabalizer - duh! I'm getting more & more stubborn in my older age!