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I finally chose a pattern for the borders of a quilt and now need to mark it and start quilting tonight and find myself unprepared. My LQS is closed today and my two other alternatives don't have the Pounce pad in stock.
Can I use something else in place of the chalk? Baby powder perhaps?
Thanks in advance,
Cathy
eleanor burns has said that you can slightly dampen your fabric and use baby powder. i think they used a disposable foan brush to apply it. hope this helps
Nancy in western NY
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One of the gals on another board uses cinnamon. I read that you can also use cornstarch.
Martina
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Cornstarch is a real bug magnet so, if you use that, make very sure you can get it all out...even what's under the stitches (not even thinking about what may be punched into the batting). Baby powder sounds like a much better idea, or talcum powder.
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The baby powder made with talc is supposedly harmful if you inhale it. And the other type of baby powder is made of corn starch, so you're back to the possibility of bugs. I wonder what's in the pounce?
And I have discovered Press 'n Seal Plastic Wrap and colored Sharpie markers. You trace your design on the plastic with a sharpie, press it by hand (keep the iron away from plastic) onto the quilt sandwich, and proceed quilting. I use a well ventilated area when tracing the design to the plastic.
I've used the Press n' Seal plastic wrap also. I FMQ my first quilt using this. It peeled off easily after stitching. Please let us know what you used and how it works.
Oh, please tell me your secret with getting the press 'n seal off. I used it once, thinking it would be fantastic but had an AWFUL time getting it out of small spaces and found the sharpie ink wanted to stay with the plastic under the stitches. It is a wonderful idea but maybe I'm not holding my mouth right. ;-)
I discovered the hard way to use a sharp needle and replace if it gets gummy --wipe them off on an alcohol swab for another use if desired. I get the colored sharpies and use a shade darker than my fabric. Even stitches and then I also go over it and use my gloved hands to roll the left behind bits. Just works way better for me than anything else I've tried. Try it on a placem at or pot holder to see if you like the technique.
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