chairjogger

This is interesting. Just saw the pounce for the first time at NQA show. Huh...my pounce, years ago was small eraser crumbs for drafting!! Swear, it all goes back to drafting tools!! Never thinking out of the box. RATS

QuiltE

I wonder about this too, as I would think the cinnamon might stain ... I'm going to experiment on some fabric and try it out.

I love all things cinnamon, so would enjoy the aroma as I continued to work from it .... if it works!




To those using PressNSeal ... please tell me more! Does it stay in place as you work? or does it slide around? How large an area do you apply the PNS before going to the machine? If you get the PNS onto the quilt crooked, can you reposition it and it still stick? .... and anymore tips and hints about using PNS, please share!!!!!!

Sewnoma

I'm really wanting to try FMQ but nervous about it - this sounds like a great tip! I happen to have some of this down in the kitchen....I know what I'm going to try later today!!

jlm5419

I recently got a pen style marker. According to the package, the marking medium is talc.

I had not thought of dampening the fabric before using the chalk. That would probably make it last longer.

Maggiem

I've used talcum powder several times quite successfully, and next time will definitely try to dampen the fabric a tiny bit. The only problem I had with the talcum powder was how quickly it disappeared under my hands when I was quilting.

I use a little box of Avon talc which has been hanging around my house for quite a while, with a small piece of sponge to apply it. I wash the quilt immediately on finishing it, and the talc disappears completely. Quite a good, economical solution, in my opinion.

cmw0829

Hi all, I tried the talc last night but found it disappeared quickly but I was able to make some progress.

So, today - sent DH out to the LQS to get me a Pounce Ultimate, which is supposed to have more staying power but he came home with just the refill. So, I will use it with the hint about the sponge paintbrush and then get an applicator at some point in the future. He also brought me home a roll of Glad Press n Seal.

I had to laugh about the Pounce though. I gave DH $15 before going to work and told him that it would be somewhere in that range. "I got a real deal," he said. "It was only $5.95!" (Um...I thought...didn't you think something was wrong there?? Just didn't say it out loud.)

Thanks for all the replies.

ghostrider

Before you try Press 'n' Seal for quilting, do a search to check out what some of the others who have used it have to say. It can be very difficult to remove all the bitty pieces under the stitching with tweezers when you're done. The gripping part is made from chewing gum ingredients.

cmw0829

Thanks Ghost, I have read that as well. Chewing gum ingredients? Hmmm....

I'll play with it on practice squares. At the very least, I have some extra wrap in the house.

icon17

How about cornstarch?

cmw0829

Mentioned at the outset, but there are concerns about bugs. Thanks for the reply.