I've been collecting an assortment of fabrics to make my first crazy quilt. From what I've been told, I need to iron stabilizer onto the backs of the flimsy/slick/etc fabrics....then sew them onto my muslin base. I ironed a few onto what was supposed to be light stabilizer that I bought on the web, just for a trail. The piece of fabric sort of turned into a piece of cardboard, and by the time I folded (or attempted to fold) the raw edge under or layered on another piece of fabric, I hated the result.
I'm beginning to think I got some bad advice (even though it matches what I've read on Crazy Quilting sites and books). Or, perhaps I bought totally wrong stabilizer. Or, I'm flat out doing it wrong. Is there a better way to work with satins and such, or do they require this kind of stabilization? Would using basting spray or something like that work? Any hints would be welcome - because this is driving me CRAZY!