peggy119

I always use flannel for mine when I am doing any redwork or embroidery. It helps to hide the floss. IMO, the fusible would make it so stiff.

fxsts93kf

Thanks for everyone jumping in here with all the advice! The pattern is telling me to iron it to the fabric before I do my embroidery. The fabric is pretty much snow white so having a backing will certainly help hide the threads. In what little bit of embroidery I've done I've also had a hard time not using knots to anchor my thread. The HeatnBond Lite says you can sew through it with no sticky residue but it just feels a little too stiff for my liking.

This is a table runner that is going to have batting also. I would attach a link but I'm not sure how. The pattern is Jolly Old Santa Table Runner by Pattern Press.

fxsts93kf

Flannel sounds like a great idea but since the fabric I'm using is so white I'm thinking muslin might end up being the way to go. Ironing fusible on is just soooo easy though!

Jackie Spencer

I do lots of hand embroidery. Just finished a baby quilt from Rabbits Haven Patterns. I always use Quilters Dream behind my embroideries. Its very light weight, needles like butter, and when my top is done, the LA lady who does my quilting just puts the batting and backing together and quilts it like any other top.

Scissor Queen

Wonder Under and Heat n Bond are fusible webs. They're for attaching one piece of fabric to another either with or without stitching.

They're probably talking about a lightweight fusible interfacing. An interfacing is left in to give the fabric body or stiffen it depending on the weight of the interfacing.

sewplease

Jackie. what kind of Quilter's Dream do you use? Do you cut it the same size as the entire embroidered block? Would it work on something like this? http://www.crabapplehillstudio.com/o...the-woods.html
This is the embroidered quilt I always have wanted to make. The designer recommends the muslin backing.
I'm so glad that I saw this thread. Didn't know any of this.

lots2do

There's always the next time!

ckcowl

they are refering to LIGHTWEIGHT INTERFACING not fusable web (like wonderunder) the interfacing stablizes the block and keeps threads on the back from showing through on the top

jacqueck

Kelly, I always back mine with flannel which is well washed and shrunk (old sheets and pillowcases from yard sales is my "supplier"). When I then quilt it gives the embroidery extra puffy look. I've tried the fusible and wasn't happy and with the handling, the fusible came loose on the edges of the block. All in all, not satisfied. Muslin is also excellent, but make sure you've washed and shrunk it first and then just hand baste it to the top fabric.

nycquilter

I did a redwork quilt several years back and didn't know to back it. I used a white-on-white for the background. It has hung on my kitchen wall for about 7 years after being quilted with warm-n-??? (CRS). I have not witnessed any problem with knots showing through or any other problem. I guess this proves ignorance is bliss?? 8^))