ok, heres my take on pounce, it works ok, BUT...
first one has to moisten the stencil, then pounce, if one doesnt then the powder goes everywhere and one loses their important sewing line. alsew, i dont like cleaning up after it, its a bit, oily...i use www.goldenthreads.com tissue paper on a roll, ill copy the pattern onto the paper, pin it to my quilt, sew thru the paper, and remove the paper. its kind of a pain too, but, i like it better. wish you luck
katz