Hate to bother everyone...again
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Hate to bother everyone...again
I am doing a dresden plate quilt, now I am going to start to applique them to the blocks. I will have to stabilize, but since they are large, would like some suggestion as to what to use for a stabilizer on the back of the background block. What do any of you's use as a stailizer? Thanks for any suggestion.
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I have done several Dresden plates quilts and I have no stabilizer. I am doing mine by hand and they are about 14", really large plates. I like the way they are without stabilizer, but that's just me.
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How do you plan to applique them down? If it is a satin stitch or similar you will want a stabilizer behind the background fabric to prevent tunneling. If you are doing a more open stitch like buttonhole, you probably won't need a stabilzer if the background is starched. If you feel that you want to use a stabilizer then a tear-a-way or wash away would be okay. I don't think you would want any more bulk to remain behind the blocks to make quilting difficult.
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Oh my, I must be doing it wrong. My pattern did not call for any stabalizer. I sewed them all together, put them on the background square and am now going to hand sew the center on. They look good so guess the quilt police won't arrest me.
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