I purchased placemats to embroider for Easter, I did one and had problems with it. It is a plain, not quilted, just stitched around the outside edges. In the store I tried to see if I could seperate the layers and they would not seperate but when I got it on my hoop I ended up with this large air bubble where I wanted to embroider. I am doing the corner. Also I am using Sulky Sticky stablizer, then the placemat and I didn't need a topper. Also I should say that the placemat also feels like it has a crisp interfacing in it. Can anyone offer any suggesions.