I used the Press and Seal method a few times, but found it gummed up the needle and machine. Now I use tissue paper and the fine lead quilting pencils. I trace the motif/stencil on the tissue paper and pin to the quilt. It is really easy to rip off and what's left under stitches can easily be pulled out with a sharp pair of angled tweezers (one of my best friends). I did discover that if quilting using tissue on light colored fabric, it's best to use colored tissue paper with the motif/stencil traced with white lead as the normal gray colored lead will leave dark dots on the fabric. I have had great success with the tissue paper method. Oh yeah, you can press the tissue paper to smooth it out before tracing onto it. It also has a smooth side and a rougher side. Trace onto the rough side for best results.