Brandi

Do you use tracing paper and how do you transfer to the quilt so you can quilt it?

RedGarnet222

Hi Brandi,
There is a special paper I buy from golden threads that I trace patterns onto and then you pin it to the quilt and carefully sew on the lines. I buy it from clotilde sewing store on line. You will want to use a smaller stitch legnth to make it easy to tear afterwards.

When you are finished you just tear it off and discard it. I once used a regular tracing paper to do this and it wanted to tear as I sewed it making it hard to complete the design correctly. I have heard of other products you can use, but for the life of me, I can't remember what it was. I keep thinking it was a tearaway stabilizer.

Good luck with your quilting! Have fun.

janRN

I use exam table paper, comes on a roll and is very cheap at medical supply stores. I draw or trace my design on the paper then pin it to the area I'm going to quilt. I usually just do this on borders and large open areas rather than individual blocks. (I cannot FMQ). Then I just stitch on my drawn lines and remove the paper when I'm done. I like to do this with borders so I can get the design spaced evenly all the way around. Hope this helps!

gzuslivz

I, also, use Golden Threads. It is very good and doesn't tear until you want it to. I tape it down and quilt with my walking foot. Yes, even with lots of curves. I get good control and I like my finished product.

RedGarnet222

Here is the google search results for it...

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isc...0l88l392l5l5l0

But this is the cheapest place to get it...

http://jhittlesewing.funoverload.com...page_1_2x.html

donnalynett

I buy cheap tracing paper at WalMart. I trace the pattern on to one sheet. Then I unthread my machine and use an old needle. I put several layers of tracing paper under the pattern I traced and then sew the paper. Then I pin the sheets I just punctured the pattern onto, where I want them on the quilt top. Thread the machine, insert a new needle and then start quilting. I try to not pin very many sheets on at a time or they will sometimes tear. When you are done, rip off the paper and get out your tweezers and remove any tiny pieces of paper from your stitching.