Mermaid (and others) about large pieces of newsprint or when you need to fit long lengths, parchment (not waxed) paper from the Dollar store has become one of my go-to essential quilting supplies. It comes in rolls of 1 foot x 25 feet for yes, $1. That 12" size is so helpful. Pick up a roll of blue tape to go with it!
It's thin enough to trace through, you can stitch through it for foundations, or I use it to mark my quilting designs and sew quilt through the paper. It is sturdier than tissue paper yet still easy to tear, and some tissue papers are treated with a thin film of plastic stuff that can make it hard to tear. I have many uses for parchment paper but especially for things like this, lot faster and cheaper to fold up some paper first than doing it with fabric first!