Geri B

Or, I read somewhere, CQ was tied to backing-after all embellishment and embroidery was done, knotting in back.......

pal

I usually put a sheet of interfacing on the back of my project before I start hand embroidery - just baste it around the outside edges. Then I have the option of using a hoop or not. If making a pillow I always sew batting behind the embroidery - it makes for a nicer finish

cactusmomma

I would hand embroider, sandwich and then SID also

madamekelly

Do you want texture in the embroidery? If so, quilting through thin batting and cheese cloth layered in a hoop will work if you are hand embroidering it. I would hand stabilize it before hand, and them have fun. If you want the embroidery to be the prime focus and only textured by stitching, then I would just do it through the pieced square since it is reinforced by the interfacing. For machine embroidery, follow someone else’s advice, since I have no clue.

stichinluvr

Since the pieces were pieced onto a fabric square, my grandmother did not use batting. She attached the backing and embroidered the pieces. That is also how I have done it. Makes a light weight cover.

carolynjo

I have read that the crazy quilt was lightly attached to a backing just to hold it in place. I don't know how it was done.