Originally Posted by IBQLTN
Originally Posted by sewmom
Originally Posted by Ginaky
Usually when your outline is off, it is because of the stabilizer. Did you stabilize it and with what? You can tell by the puckering above the tail and by the arm that the fabric had stretched some, which can cause problems like this.
the stabilizer I used was Totally Stable iron on tear away by Sulky and then floated HTCW easy stitch underneath. looks like i'll have to find something better for the stabilizer that adheres to the project. maybe i didn't have it hooped tight enough either. Thanks for the help-i've not really had issues with this before and wasn't sure what i did wrong.
It has been my experience that HTC easy stitch shrinks and puckers and doesn't hold it stable enough. It also melts if you are foolish enough to touch an iron to it like I did! I'd try a regular tear away. Did you hoop both stabilizers or just slide the easy stitch under?
I just hooped the iron on stabilizer and floated the easy stitch. i think that I need to invest in some different stabilizer.