I, too, use the window/sunlight method.

If I did it more often, I think I would make a light box. Love your idea.

what do you use a light box for??? i never heard of that being used to quilt

I've never used one, but I saw on a Fons & Porter TV show where they turned a clear plastic container over on it's top and placed a Tap Light underneath it and it seemed to work also.

My lightbox is vintage. (lol!) It was given to me as a little girl by the gentelman who made it from an old wooden crate and a basement window. Works wonderfully!

I've done that, something similar actually. I used to have a glass topped table & would put a flashlight under it to trace stuff. It worked great. Unfortunately when we moved I no longer had room for the table & got rid of it. I miss it for that feature.

Cathy S/Willowwind

Many years ago I bought a dining room table with a glass top. It is kind of out dated, but I use it all the time as a light box. Just put a lamp under it.

I trace all my applique pieces onto fusible using the light box.

I have used light boxes for some time now for quilting and art work. Years ago I had a big light table big enough to lay a quilt out on it and I really miss it. Those tables are very exspensive but I got it used for $100.00. I am thinking of making a mid sized one that I can fold down and put away. My hubby suggested instead of using light bulbs under it just buy those high power spot lights.

When I first started doing redwork, I needed a light box. I found a old scanner took out the guts and put a light in there. I now have a light box I can take anywhere works like a charm and was inexpensive. The only thing I had to buy was the light as I didn't have one of those and found a cheap one. Hope this helps. Its better than a window.

Yes I do and use it fairly often. I had a slide sorter table and my husband replaced the tray that held the slides with a piece of Plexiglas - we glued a bottom rail on that and I can use binder clips to hold my patterns in place at the top or sides. It really works great!