I am finishing the last block on a redwork quilt, the instructions were to use double thickness muslin or what you want to trace on. Baste the two thicknesses together. Put the pattern down on a counter or table top (I taped in down). Put the basted fabric on top of that and trace with a fine tip ink fabric pen. I used black ink to trace and two strands of thread to outline. The pattern I traced from was very dark lines so I didn't need a light box. The lines I traced were thin so that the 2 strands of floss covered them up. It worked great. Of course, if you are going to use a dark fabric to trace on, this isn't going to work. Hope this makes sense.