OH my goodness! Haven't seen CS in so long, except in antique stores on gingham aprons..... I did it many years ago, a few aprons and kitchen towels..,which by the way, I still have and use. I used a hoop, no stabilizer or backing fabric- I think the hoop was taut enough to keep fabric from puckering...I'm thinking there still must be some how to/pattern books on Amazon or even JAF....