Hello Vicky, Welcome to the board. The way I transfer a pattern is: I purchase a roll of white paper from Staples and cut it to the size I need, trace the pattern to the paper with sharpie. Then I take my fabric and lay over the pattern and trace the pattern with a blue washable ink or a quilting mechanical pencil. If you fabric is a light color you will be able to see the sharpie markings. If your material is dark, lay the tracing on a light box or tape to a window and then trace pattern with quilting mechanical pencil with colored lead.