First of all welcome to this site, I hope you enjou it here. You can spray a little gluespray on your stabelizer and fix the small patches on that. You can also use bastingstitches to hold the small patches in place, than embroider them. Good luck

Easiest way to do it is indeed hoop your stabilizer and fix the patches to it, by basting, by pinning or with spray glue. Or use sticky stabilizer, that's the stuff with a paper backing. You hoop it, paper side up, remove a small area (size of the scrap) by scratching the paper with a pin and removing it. Then position your scrap and start embroidering. Good luck.

I would like to say Welcome to you, Hope you love this site. Glad to have you aboard. *4U

Hello Nan YOu've come to the right place 4 answers, Welcome to Cute embroidery! Now U hoop your stabalizer the u can do a couple of things pin the patch on the stabalizer n the hoop, or spray with an adhesive like 505 which is made particularly for this kind of situation on the stabalizer then place the patch on the adhesive or spray back of patch & place on the stabalizer, I prefer doing the latter. Be sure the patch is centered just right under the needle. If u have a magna hoop Jrob says they r gr8 for this kind of thing. someone will probably explain that to u. *4U

Since you have your answer, I'll just say Welcome. And a flower for you (*4U).

Good question. I'm glad you brought that up. I learn so much from reading at this website ! Good luck. I'll try it, too.

You got your answer, so welcome to the Cute family. *4U

Your question has been answered by some competant sources, so I will just welcome you and wish you many bouquets! *4u

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just wanted to poke my head in and say welcome Nancy!(I assume that is what nan c is) I hope to see you here often and I REALLY hope you find us friendly and informative!;)

Welcome! Looks like you're just about as new as I am. Thanks for posting this question, I'm learning answers to questions I hadn't thought to ask yet!

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Welcome ***4u and thanks for asking this question, always interesting to read others questions, have fun with your embroidery

Welcome to the cute family! I prefer the "sticky" stabilizer that you hoop, then adhere your fabric (or in this case patch) to, and sew away!

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Welcome.....looks like you got many great answers, so here`s a *4u...

You've got your answer. Welcome! You will enjoy this site.

Hi Nancy,
I don't like using glue. I messes up your needles and your machine. I take a piece of scrap fabric and, with the biggest tacking stitches,either by hand or machine, tack the fabric all the way around the patch.Now you can hoop it with no problems. When you have finished the embroidery, you just pull the stitches out.As easy as that. And it is better for your machine.

Welcome. I was going to give you the idea of sticky stablizer that "dpickel" gave to you. This is what I use for items that are hard to hoop.

Hi Nancy and welcome to the CUTE family i would like to say that i have tried both basting (tacking) onto soluable vilene as it washes out after and hooping up sticky back and both have worked well on small baby items so good luck and happy stitching :)*4U

Hi Nancy, if you do not have basting stitches for your machine's hoops please email me with your format and internal (sewing size) of your hoops and I will send you whatever you need. my emad is in my profile and please make sure you add your Cute ID so I know who you are.
Basting sure beats glueing and even hooping of thicker materials, like towels.
hugs n roses and welcome to the Cute family, Meganne

Hi, Nancy!! Welcome to the Cute Family!! You got lots of good answers, but I just wanted to say HI, and tell you to ask anything you want, someone will know. Glad to have you with us. Marji