try sandwich paper--you can get a large box of it at Smart and Final :)

Try some onion skin paper - tracing paper you can buy in a larger size. Could you split your block on what could become a seam (?) and maybe use foundation paper that way?

Which way does the needle # go, to make it bigger. Higher or lower. I've got a 90/12 in my machine right now. Is a 14 bigger or smaller?

I tried Carol Doak's foundation paper, but it wouldn't feed into my printer unless I hand-fed it one sheet at a time. That was a pain. I thought it was too flimsy and easy to tear. My regular multi-purpose printer paper works just as well. Just be sure to set your stitch length to a very tiny stitch and it should work fine. The short stitch perforates the paper (as in, tear along the dotted line), and it's as easy as anything else to remove when you're ready.

I'm newbie at quilting. When you talk about foundation paper -- is this also known as stabilizer?

No, stabilizer is something different. It may have other uses, but I use it for machine embroidery. It's a webbed like medium to keep embroidery from puckering. Foundation paper is just paper, and it may have other uses too, but I use it for paper-piecing. Wander around a fabric store, and you'll find both clearly marked.

I USE PARCHMENT PAPER IF I CAN'T FIND MY OTHER....WORKS GREAT AND ALSO USE IT FOR PATTERNS. IT TEARS AWAY WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS

If you're NOT using Thangles or similar products, then Carol Doak's foundation paper is the only way to go, based on my trying everything else. It is THE most easily removed, in my experience.

I buy "doodle pads" to use for mine. They're cheap and the paper is a little thinner than regular printer paper.

Anyone besides me ever use Dr.'s paper. You know that awlful stuff you have to sit your bare bottom on in the office. I got a roll from the nurse who also is a sewer. It had a torn area on one end and she just gave it to me. It is great for tracing large patterns and can be used for paper piecing. Check it out the next time you are sitting there waiting for the Dr. :)