Originally Posted by marniata
Does anyone recommend putting stabilizer UNDER the background fabric? I read that some sewers do this to prevent puckering...just wondering.
I do if I am doing some heavy stitching or if my block does pucker. When you do your stitching, use a lighter weight thread, like a bobbin thread, for your bobbin. It helps to deter from the puckering as well. it still looks good. When the block is sewn into a quilt, the quilting will help take some of that pucker look out so it is not as noticable. On the dresdan plate, you can tack it down with an acid free glue stick on the points and valleys to help hold it down while stitching if the pins are not assisting.