Originally Posted by barnbum
This sounds like a duh kiind of :?: but I know there aren't any of those.... :wink:
I'll be putting a satin (blanket) stitch around my cats and moon applique pieces.... I've been practicing. (I can't line the edge of the pieces up with the needle center--it's off center to be perfect) Anyway--I would of course do this after everything's sandwiched so it counts as quilting? Right? OR, it is something one does before it's sandwiched so it's not so puffy around those pieces? If I was doing it by hand--I'd do it just on the top....
Is that clear as mud? :roll:
I'm no good at it... think I've already mentioned that but I think one normally does it before quilting. You'll likely need to use a stabilizer underneath to keep it from getting all puckery.
I did do a satin stitch once on a small (place mat size) project, after it was layered, so it was like quilting. It turned out OK... except my satin stitch sucked.