I tried Sharon Schamber's stabilizer, but found that I like good old freezer paper better. The stabilizer is very soft; I find I get a better turned-under edge easier with freezer paper. Of course, the disadvantage of freezer paper is that you need to remove it, but I don't mind that. I have developed streamlined techniques for cutting out freezer paper shapes and for removing the paper after cutting away the background, so it goes pretty fast for me.