When I use tissue paper, I use the gift wrapping tissue paper, or I have been know to iron the tissue paper that comes in shoe boxes when new shoes were purchased (or at least it use to) and use it to trace quilting motifs.

You can use golden threads paper

For long arming, you can make a panto, either by making several copies on printer and connecting with a curve or loop or whatever works.....they are great for longarm patterns...I've used many, some with "revisions".

I have traced patterns out of my book onto freezer paper, then ironed several layers together to make it stiffer. Make frequent holes along the lines (i like the sewing machine with wing needle idea). You can pounce or use Crayola washable markers to mark the design. I am always looking for easier ways to mark my quilts for hand quilting...

I am a hand quilter and I trace the designs on wash a way stabilizer attach to top with small safety pins and stitch. Very easy to quilt through and the only way I do my hand quilting from baby quilts to full size.

[QUOTE=JustAbitCrazy;8015356]I like to trace the design with a thin permanent marker on Miracle Film, which is a heat-away plastic stabilizer. Let it dry overnight (or cheat and dry it with a hairdryer on low heat) so the needle doesn't transfer the marker color onto the quilt. I use temporary spray basting to place the traced design on the quilt, quilt through it, and then it tears off easily. Miracle Film is clear so it's easier to place precisely than Golden Threads paper, it's perforated, making it tear off so easily I've never had to use heat to remove it. Not affiliated, just love the stuff.[/QUOTE

I’ve never heard of this but sure want to try!!!
Where can I get it via mail? Thank you

Miracle Film is sold by Marathon. They make nice threads, too, and have a website. It's made to be removed by hovering a hot iron above it (thus "heat away") and the stuff melts into little balls which can be brushed off. But I always just tear it off. It's so easy.

Thank you for the info, just a bit crazy, I am going to check it out!!

I might check out the Miracle Film as well. I'm trying to migrate from hand to machine quilting so looking for a reasonable way to trace patterns from the subject book onto a medium to place on the quilt top to machine quilt. I'll try the tissue paper as well. That stuff is certainly cheap enough, lol, to give it a try.

I never trace anything on the book because I don't want to ruin the page with ink bleeding through. I copy the pattern on my printer, I can resize if I want. Then I can fix it to my light box and trace away!