I use fuseable batting and the quilt is secured in the "sandwich" with stitch in the ditch down the center and machine stitched on the edge of the border all around the quilt. This is what I do on all my quilts before I start my fmq and I start usually in the middle and go outward when I have a plan in mind. Also stitched in the ditch across the center of the quilt. I have already trimmed off the excess backing.