This may take more time, but if you score the fold lines with an old fashioned tracing wheel, this action allows you to fold the paper pattern at the intersections without the need for heavy card stock and if you can guesstimate your 1/4" seam allowance ...your sewing speed in vastly improved. This technique, along with a shorter stitch length, makes tearing away the paper MUCH easier. The few places where it resists, can be misted with water and it all but falls apart and your stitching remains unaltered.