Originally Posted by roseville rose
Do you use any stabilizer or just hoop it and go for it?
I don't hoop the quilt sandwich. When you do other embroidery, and remove the sticky back, use a pin to make a window around the area that will be quilted and peel the center off. Save these used ones for quilting. Put the sulky sticky back in the hoop (not the quilt sandwich)
and use a pin to outline the edges, leaving the rest of the sticky sulky. Then put the hoop on the machine. Lay the quilt sandwich on top (not in the hoop) Center where the needle will center and center the quilting outline pattern.
That's all there is to it. It might be better to use a quilt as you go, or do a section of the quilt at a time. It is fun.