Originally Posted by
judykay
If you do any kind of hand stitching where you need to draw a pattern on the fabric draw it on the stabelizer instead. I am a hand quilter and do this all the time as I have not found a marking tool that will show clearly with all colors of fabric. I use the wash away kind and do the entire quilt this way.
Thank you for this hint, I never thought of doing that but a great idea. I have used the cutaway to make patterns from also, it is strong and works well.