I would stitch it on a plain piece of fabric and sew that to the blanket. Charge her extra for the patch. Alan and Margaret Jannuzzi Wishes in Stitches Embroidery 4502 W Buffalo, Chandler Az. 85226 480-216-3163 -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Itchin To Stitch Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 3:44 PM To: Amaya User Group Subject: [amayausers] Need tips Hey Group! A customer brought in a knit baby blanket today for me to add a name and birth date. Of course it happens to be a cable stitch knit and chenille yarn. I'm looking for any suggestions on how to tackle this beast beyond the obvious things. Would any DS script font work better than another? I'm looking at lettering height of .65 to .70. What about density and column width. Should I use a zigzag underlay? I'm really worried about backing because the backside will need a clean finished look with no backing showing. I'm worried about stability of the stiching if I use a tear away. This is a pretty loosely knit blanket. She's not to worried if the blanket doesn't look to great when I'm done as I have blankets on hand that she can purchase that would work much better and we did discuss the potential problems in advance. Any and all advice is needed and welcome!!! TIA, Wendy Itchin' To Stitch MN