romille

For blanket stitching appliqué I have only used the Inspira Tear Away that I got from a LQS for my embroidery machine... but my supply is running low and it is time to buy more as I have three different quilts that I need to appliqué right now!

So.. what is your favorite? And I just came across this new product called Quilter's Select that seems interesting. It is a one-sided temporary fusible (maybe like freezer paper?) that tears away. That is appealing since I normally spray baste or pin my stabilizer when doing applique.


And while I have you... I have always picked the little remnants of the tear away out of the stitching. Do you bother with this?

DeneK

I have used Ricky Tim's Stable Stuff. It sews nicely and tears easily. However, for the most part, I use the waxed freezer paper as stabilizer. And, no, I don't bother with the little remnants left.

Teacup

I use common tissue paper that you use when wrapping gifts. It was the way I learned to do it years ago and it has always worked for my applique. I usually use a satin stitch. I either pin the paper or dab a bit of glue stick to hold it in place. I suppose other stabilizers give great results but since this always works for me it is the only method I've tried. It tears away super easy and I don't worry about the few very tiny remnants...they wash away. Plus it costs practically nothing...a pack from the Dollar Tree lasts a long time!

ManiacQuilter2

For blanket stitching, I have never used any tear away.

Prism99

I don't use stabilizers for machine applique. Instead, I heavily starch the background fabric (1:1 solution of Sta-Flo and water). This stabilizes the background fabric sufficiently so I don't need any other stabilizer. I have used this successfully with all types of stitches, including satin stitch. No tunneling or distortion.

I use a fast way to starch. After mixing up the Sta-Flo and water, I "paint" the solution onto yardage using a large wall painting brush until the fabric is saturated. I wait a couple of minutes to make sure the starch has had time to penetrate the fibers, then toss in my dryer. Ironing with steam re-activates the starch so I have a very stable fabric to work with.

Starch washes out completely, so there is no paper to fiddle with.

MadQuilter

The nice thing about that product is that you don't need to tear it out.

ckcowl

Why use an embroidery machine to blanket stitch? Does your regular sewing machine not have that stitch? Anyway, for embroidery with the embroidery machine I've always ( past 12 years anyway) used Sulky brand stabilizers. Tear away, fusible, wash away, all of them.

oklahomamom2

I have recently looked up stabilizers and have tired wax paper to do my stitching through but I really didn't like how it did because the stitches were stable to me.

jillmc

I purchased Ricky Tims Stable Stuff on his website recently-it was half the price of Amazon! Love it! It is not as stiff as the stabilizer I have been using, and there is no need to tear all the bits away. I blanket stitch applique with my sewing machine, and I prefer the crisp stitches that I get when using a stabilizer.