I use "Press and Seal" paper (from the grocery store). It clings to the quilt to mark on it and while quilting. Not too bad to peel off when finished.

use a shorter stitch.........

Thanks for the great idea!

Are you referring to freezer paper that has one side waxed and the other side dull? All of my waxed paper seems to be the same on both sides. (as in cutrite waxed paper)

Perforating with a needle takes a long time. I use an "old fashioned" tracing wheel to perforate the paper. It is quick and works well.

yes we have it here fabricland has it but its a bit expensive i used it to stablize mt sisters wedding vail when i was embroydering on it.

I use Golden Threads or white tracing paper on a roll and copy my stencil onto it. FMQ on the lines and then just tear the paper away. Have used this on my DSM for years and very happy with results.

Thank you for sharing I try it.

OOPS!!!, I'm sorry Judy. I'm looking at my Reynolds Cut-rite and it IS waxed on both sides. Don't know what I was thinking about. Let's chalk it up to a 72 yr old tired brain and bad eysight:>)
However, I do use it to trace (using a black Sharpie and it works. I pin the paper to the fabric and set the stitch length on "0" which makes the paper tear away easily.

Oh, O, Pattern paper! :idea:
Now I understand. Great idea! :lol:

I tried the press & seal on a practice square the other day & it did not pull on the stitches!! It stretched till it gave & the stitches stayed.

I wanted to say how wonderful this board is that we can bounce all these ideas around. :thumbup:

Thanks for the tip...I'll try it on a practice piece. (using Freezer Paper)

I use the press and seal plastic wrap too, works great and removes with no problems.

I use tracing paper and fine point sharpies. The tracing paper is a little expensive but a little goes a long way if you are careful how you use it.

This looks like Golden Threads paper to me. It comes off easily after you sew through it.

I use that type of paper on knitted fabric I think. I iron it on, stitch and then peel it off and it works very well.

I love this idea!! How easy! I tried Press N Seal - tearing it off pulled the stitches....maybe a little perforating would help with that, too.

A big thank you to all who shared their wonderful ideas and thoughs. Have never machine quilted but I do believe I could do it now after all these great tips.

And the freezer paper I use is white that looks a bit transparent!

I'm going to try this! Thanks for the info.

I have also traced onto press n seal. It is like saran wrap but tacky. It sticks to most anything and is repositionable. You can see through it and it tears out very easily. Ann in TN[/quote]

I also use them for paper piecing on the unprinted areas.

I have tried the paper and the press and seal. Mixed reviews! The press and seal was recommended at a a quilt class I took. Great idea BUT I had a devil of a time getting it out of little spaces (inside of leaves, etc. Also marked the plastic with permanent marker - seemed like a good idea at the time. But this little bit of the plastic stayed under the stitches in places leaving black showing. ;-p It was a MESS! Tried the tissue-type paper with slightly better results though I still have tiny bits of white under some areas. My stitch length is not as great as it should be so when I get tiny stitches, there is more problem getting the paper out. I purchased some of the wash-away in a roll (took out a loan-tee hee) and it will be my next experiment. Will continue to watch this thread for more suggestions.

Thanks for the tip. I am going to try this tonight.

Do you mean water soluble stabilizer for machine embroidery? And what kind of pen do you use so it doesn't smear while you are tracing?

Thanks.

What do you use on the "Press n Seal" , any special pencil?This all sounds so interesting. I think I'm going to pull out some of my UFO's that just need to be quilted.

Which paper or Press nSeal do you use?

I'm going to bookmark this.

[quote=Julie in NM]I buy water soulable interfacing to trace my quilting patterns.

I went to JA's and they have a product called Wash-n-Go and a product and 2 different water soluble stabilizers. Can go give us a little more info which you used?
Thanx,
Robin in TX

[quote=Julie in NM]I buy water soulable interfacing to trace my quilting patterns.

I went to JA's web site and they have a product called Wash-n-Go and a product and 2 different water soluble stabilizers. Can go give us a little more info which you used?
Thanks,
Robin in TX

Sorry for the double post. This thing is running too slow tonight

I tried glad press n seal and found it a bit difficult to remove.
Now, I xerox on my home printer the pattern/design onto xerox paper. I use straight pins to hold it onto the queen size quilt I am quilting on my home machine. It removes easily unless my stitches become too small. I think I will try the tracing wheel to premark with the little holes.
Great ideas here!

Have you thought about using Onion Skin paper? It's thin, just 8 or 9 lbs weight, VS 18 to 20 lbs. weight for regular copy machine paper. Yet it's strong too, so it will go through a regular copy machine without problems, and will not tear if you're copying on it. It's what I use, and then I just pin it to the fabric, stitch away, (smaller stitches), and it tears away easily. Any problem spots and a dab of water with a Q-tip, wait a minute, and it comes right off. Love the stuff! Here's one source, although I'm sure you can find it at your local Office Max or Staples:

http://www.thepapermillstore.com/pap...-per-ream.html

Another thing I have done is copied it onto regular copy paper, and then used my rotary perforator to make a grid of perforations on the paper. Not quite as good as the onion skin, but will do in a pinch. Really helps to release the paper from the fabric to pre-perforate the paper, or sometimes just the lines, if they're not too intricate.

Warmest Regards,

Oh, and by the way. I don't use ink of any kind. I use either a regular pencil, or the red pencil. No problems with the thread that way.

I tried the Press & Seal yesterday and it worked great. It pulled off without any problems and it didn't pull any of the stitches loose. I used a regular ball point pen to transfer the pattern onto the Press & Seal and it didn't transfer onto my fabric.

Thanks for the wonderful tip.I wonder if you mist the wax paper, with your water spray bottle, if the paper wont come off easier?I know I'm going to try it, making sure I use the sharpies,so nothing can run.

I've heard of some people using the Glad Press n' Seal for their quilting..never tried it myself.

I think I can do this.

That is a great idea, never thought of that. Will have to give it a try! Thanks!

This gold paper you are using, shown in your photo, looks like it might be architectural dratfing tssue. I've never seen it in a sewing store but you can buy it at any art store in the drafting department. It takes ink very well and is probably strong enough to sew on. A new one for me!

I had the same experience with the press n' seal. I couldn't get all of it out from under the tiny stitches. I labored with a tiny pin trying to get it all out. Then gave up, ironed it, and wha-la!! The remaining press n' seal bits melted and you couldn't see any of it left! And it did pull a little at the stitches. But it all worked out.