I have been quilting for about 10 years and do my own free motion quilting on my Janome Horizon machine. I have the best luck with liquid SPRAY CHALK. (Magic Marking or June Taior's stencil Marking spray at JoAnns ) You can use any stencil and lightly spray with the liquid chalk. It drys right away and STAYS ON. Unlike pounce that rubs off. After you are done you can either use a spray bottle with water to take off the chalk or wash the quilt. It can get a little messy if you overspray but I like this soooo much better then powdery pounce stuff. I also use frixion pens to mark my quilts as well. You should see the large stash of stencils I have. It's so much fun to choose the right one for my projects. Hope this helps.