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Old 08-16-2012, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by busy fingers
I have no advice about which pounce pad to use but I have a question relating to them.

Do you think that in time the fine particles of chalk would damage the machine. The reason that I ask is that when I first started quilting I used regular chalk to draw lines and sew on them and not long after that I started having quite a few problems with my machine - to the point that I had to buy a new one. So I have my reservations about using the pounce pads. Maybe it had nothing to do with the problems but I will always have my doubts.

Has anyone else had similar problems or thoughts. I would be very interested to hear. Thanks
I have the same concern. I don't want to ruin any machines, but I've just gotten a new machine that I want to devote strictly to quilting; earlier today, I was practicing FMQ through chalk markings and I was thinking that can't be good for the machine. I dislike the idea of drawing all the individual lines in the stencils, but I may choose to do that anyway.
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