Have to applique a simple dinosaur on a fleece blanket can anyone help me with what stabilizers to choose. Thanking you in advance for help in this manor. Diane

Thanks for all these tips! Great Question

i have obtained a lo of tips from this question thank you and i would love to see the finished product...soozie

Thank you for this question and all the helpful answers--I also learned things I did not know. H&*

thanks to all, this is very informative. i've never used fleece yet. will have to try now.

When im doing Applique on fleece for bunny rugs or throws I use same colour thread in the bobin and float material underneath at the same time as the top this way You end up with Double sided Applique it improves the look of the Gift at a minimal expense

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by de105 26 Jun 2011

Thank You so much for all the information. Very helpful.

Hi Diane - I hope this information helped you. It sure helped me to go ahead now and do what I thought should work well.
*****Thank you for asking the question and thank you to all the members who answered.*****
Also, I hadn't thought about using the same thread in the bobbin but it makes sense ... of course!!
Wish I could give you all a double bunch of flowers.
AlmaG.

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by de105 26 Jun 2011

Thank You very much for all your help. I did the applique today and it stitched out very nice. I also appliqued a cloud with the babies name on it so tomorrow I will sew the 2 layers of fleece together to make the blanket. Then do another one for the twin. Thats why I needed help. I didn't want to mess it up. When I finish I hope I can post a picture. Thanks again.

I use a wash-away sticky in the hoop (stick the fleece to it) and a wash-away topper on the top. Works well for me and no stabilizer left on the back when you are done. It is nice to use matching thread in the bobbin (changed for each color - or a single color that coordinates with the fleece) so you have a colorful outline on the back when it is done.

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by de105 26 Jun 2011

Very helpful information and I thank You. Diane

I have done a design on a dog blanket (fleece), with just using tearaway in the hoop and WSS o the top. For the main colour I used the same thread in the bobbin and it came out well. Good luck and let us know how it turned out. Fleece is a wonderful material to embroider on.

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by de105 26 Jun 2011

Thank You for your helpful information. I used Sticky self adhesive tear away stablizer in the hoop. a layer of tear away, fleece, and WSS on top. Worked beautiful. What a difference the new products make and very easy to use. Diane

I have done fleece bu tonly when the back of the design was not going to be seen, then I used tear away with the plastic WSS on top. I pinned the fleece to the hoop, since you are going to have the back showing I would use a wash out on both sides.
Let us know what you do.

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by de105 26 Jun 2011

Thanks to all that came to my rescue.It really helped. Diane

On my fleece scarves, I use a wash away tear away in the hoop. Spray with an adhesive spray , lightly. Do not hoop the fleece. Lay fleece over the sprayed stabilizer and secure with a straight pin or two if necessary. Top with a piece of WSS topping and stitch away. On my scarves , I do wash them at this point to remove all backing. Good luck , sweetie. Kay

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by de105 26 Jun 2011

Many Many thanks to all for great advice. Diane

One of my first projects - I used tear-away on a fleece jacket and it stitched easily well and the embroidery was excellent. Over time and many washings even the smallest piece of tearaway left has disappeared.

I think that on a blanket where both sides are to be seen I'd use two or three layers of WSS to stabilise it and then a WSS film on top so that the design didn't sink into the fleece fabric..... I haven't tried this yet and I'd be interested to hear if anyone has used this method.
AlmaG.

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by de105 26 Jun 2011

Thanks again to all who answered so quickly. Diane