Basting/Marking
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if you're using a design that you have to trace, like with a light box you should do it first because you wouldn't be able to see thru the whole thing. If you have templates to trace around it shouldn't matter but it may be a bit easier without the padding.
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If you are talking about marking the quilt lines, I eye it, if it's just the 1/4 line. I used to use the thin tape but occasionally I'd stick my needle through it and it gummed up the needle. If I'm using a stencil I usually do that before I basted the layers together because it will lay flatter and is easier to mark that way. I always use the markers that disappear with water for lighter fabrics or the white pencils for darker fabrics. Pencil lines don't go away. Hope this helped.
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