When I my daughter wanted to use it, we used a walking foot (a must), you can spray the backing to make it stay in place more. I had her do a stitch in the ditch and then she tied it, in lieu of doing more quilting. The first time she tried to use this fabric, it was without the w. foot, it turned out ok but so much better the second time. You might also want to use a needle meant for stretch fabrics too.