Originally Posted by marymm
I have a friend who prints out simple designs on a thin paper (she uses thin newsprint drawing paper for children), pins it in place and then sews right over the paper.
This works for longarm quilting as well, I use waxed paper and pin the paper to the quilt.
You can also use stencils with pounce powder. I use a foam paint brush instead of the pouncing pad though. You can buy the powder separate from the pouncing pad.
Stencils can also be used with chalk pencils, marking pens for fabric that can be removed later with water, or that will evaporate with air exposure. There are also Pilot Frixon pens that will disappear completely with washing or will disappear with the application of heat from an iron, however the ink will reappear if the markings get really cold again. Frixon pens are my favorite choice because I always wash my quilts when I finish them anyway so the ink washes right out. They make a finer line than most of the fabric marking pens. Make sure the fabric pens you choose have removable ink because there are some that have permanent ink and you don't want that. Good Luck!