Are you printing your pattern on your printer or hand drawing them? I used tracing paper for 12" blocks that I used from a book that were full size. It worked great and tore off easier than regular paper I put thru my printer. Others have said to buy kids drawing tablets at the Dollar Store. I personally have not used those. And as others have said, remember to shorten your stitch length to 1.5. That will perforate your paper and make it much easier to remove the paper, but makes for more icky ripping if you make a mistake.