jillmc

I am working on a Christmas tree skirt...I have machine appliqued the top, spray basted it to Warm and White batting, and I have machine quilted just these 2 layers by crosshatching. I am going to do some hand embroidery, beading, etc to embellish the top before I add the backing ( so all of the stitching will be hidden). I need to add a backing of some sort now though-the Fuzzies are driving me, and my machine, crazy! Suggestions? Maybe just a very thin muslin, or some sort of fusible interfacing?
Thank you!

Tartan

If you just want to keep the batt out of the feed dogs, perhaps tissue paper or tulle would work? If not a thin fabric would work also.

quiltingcandy

When I would "birth" a quilt, I liked to sew the batting down around the edge before turning it right die out. I used wax paper to keep the batting down so I could sew over it. The wax paper was cheap, my presser foot didn't stick to it, so all was good.

bearisgray

Maybe you could fuse a lightweight interfacing to the batting? I would try it on a scrap to see what happens before trying to fuse it on the tree skirt.

Jan in VA

Is your batting polyester?
If it is, you can't really use fusible interfacing/stabilizer because the batting won't take the ironing heat.
If it isn't, you might try this from joannes. I have done virtually a whole quilt using something like this because the fabrics were "sleazy" (not all were cottons), and it was fine.

http://www.joann.com/pellon-fusible-...g/4460119.html

Jan in VA

quilting cat

I have found that cheap gift tissue actually tears away easier than some of the more expensive products sold for machine embroidery use! Give it a try! Tulle probably would still let batting fuzz through.

jillmc

Thanks everyone....the batting isn't getting caught in the feed dogs....its just making lots of lint...I think I will try some lightweight fusible interfacing....I don't want this skirt to weigh a ton when it's finished!