Originally Posted by suemellgren

I am wondering if I can just use batting without any stabilizer under it, so would just have the somewhat heavy linen fabric I'm embroidering on and then a sort of thin cotton/bamboo batting underneath. I worry if I add another layer under the batting the seams are going to get kind of fat and unweildy when I piece it all together.

Also, if I do this, will it gum up my machine?
Thank you in advance for your advice!!!