Originally Posted by
busy fingers
Could you just quilt the top and the batting together only then make the lining with the pockets sewn into the side and bottom seams which will give them strength.
This was going to be my suggestion, too. Put the batting on top and fabric towards the feed dogs and it works great!
Or you could do that for just the area where the pocket will be (maybe do a big medallion design or something) then put the lining layer (with pocket already sewn on) down and quilt them together around the pocket with grid lines or something like that.