When I do embroidery on a quilt, I have the fabric that I embroider and the stabilizer. Then I do the layering and quilting. I do not usually quilt over an embroidered design. But I have started the Quilt As You Go method, where I have done a quilting first on the block, layering the main fabric, thin batting and a stabilizer. After the overall quilting is done, then I put the design on. (I was making little soccer players and the background quilting was a soccer ball design. Then I was planning to use a backing fabric. (It's not finished - just one of my many WIP's.). My machine handled the layers with no problem. I do not use school glue to baste the layers together . Sulky makes a very light adhesive spray KK2000 that works the best to spray onto the batting. It actually dissipates after an hour or 2 but have never been gummy. You use a very quick spray in a small area.