If you want a cotton fabric, something that has a good feel and drape, I have been using Kona cotton fabric. They have a variety of colors also.

Cotton...all kinds...if you stabilize properly for the weight of the cotton you are using, you should not really have a problem with puckering...and depending upon the weight of the cotton, you also need to be aware of the density of the design...they both go hand in hand.

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I know of a digitizer that uses Scuba fabric (with a 4 way stretch) to show her quilting designs. It makes them look shinny and puffy. They have no puckers as the fabric gives a lot. However, that fabric would not be good for a quilt. With some designs, you might have to add extra stabilizer. It is always best to use some of the exact fabric and batting for your project to test stitch the designs. You can also ask what others have used on specific designs.

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I use Ditte fabric from IKEA. It is 100% cotton, 150 cm wide and £3 a metre. Slightly heavier than most quilting cottons. Fabulous!

Welcome. You are going to love this site. It is filled with very caring and helpful people. I too use Kona cotton and do as lilylady does with stabilizers. Stabilizing is the key. Experimenting with your stabilizers, density of designs and fabric also helps

Hi and welcome to Cute. I use cotton with a fusible tear away stabilizer. It has reduced the puckering. I also use a basting stitch when the design is really dense. Wish you well with machine quilting. It is a lot of fun!

Welcome to Cute, Char! Since you don't have a fabric store nearby, you might want to check out Connecting Threads, a mail order quilt fabric company. They have good quality, nice weight and with a lovely "feel" cottons. I've used their fabric for several quilts and have been very pleased. Order $50 or more worth of items to be ship to the US and shipping is free. Order $75 or more (that's US dollars) of merchandise to be shipped to Canada, the UK or Australia and it ships free, Hope this helps.

Welcome, sounds like some good advice below, which prompts my question for the advice givers. Since you are using iron on stabilizer, can I assume that it becomes a permanent part of the quilt? And, does it cover the whole block, not just the embroidered design? Thanks.

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What combination of fabric/stabilizer/design/density/sewing machine works best for you is to do a few practice blocks. I hold fabric up to the light. If I can see right through it, it is too thin for a good result. I think Kona is a good choice. At first, just buy a little...like 1/2 yard to practice on.

If you like the fabric and your results, buy enough of the fabric from the same bolt to make your quilt. White is not always white. What is white for one manufacturer is not the same white. There is also differences between one bolt of white and another bolt of white from the same mfg.

I agree with those who like the Kona cotton. Their selection of colors is amazing. The puckering might be more of a stabilizer issue than the fabric. I have found that especially with the dense designs it helps my machine to use 2 pieces and put them one piece up and down , turn the second piece one turn so it is going across then hoop,left to right
place fabric on top then hoop. I hope this makes sense to you. Even tho you don;t think stabilizer has any grain line, it seems to help.