If you become well and truly addicted to machine embroidery, get stabilizers by the BIG roll (20"x 100 yds) on sale at ThreadArt. I do a lot of FSL (first year about 200 angels, next year 400, then 500 plus 20 bright red poinsettia pins for the choir/readers at Christmas). Looking back, I wasted more stabilizer in the beginning because I was still learning the machine and hadn't figured out what designs worked well. Those big bulky rolls remain in their plastic wrap until needed under my cutting table. They're about the only thing in my sewing space that is neatly tucked away!