I recently got a Pounce Pad with regular white chalk. I did like the instructions say, slam it on the table 50 times, fill it some more and slam it 50 more times. It wipes on very nicely, it just doesn't stay on very well. I think it may be better for marking as I work on my longarm. It comes off too easily for bunching up and quilting on my regular machine. I've heard that the iron-off pounce is better than the regular chalk. I'd like to try it.