I quilt with a longarm. The hairspray will not gum up the needle and this works. I have also sprayed with a fine mist of water and it also gets the chalk to stay on long enough to quilt the design. Your other option is to use the Ultimate powder which stays put until you remove it with a steam iron.

I love my pounce pad when I need to use a stencil. It is fast and easy.

Has anyone ever ground up kids chalk into a fine powder isn't that what the pounce powder is? Could u put it in a plastic bag and use a hammer until it' really fine. just a thought. Never know till one tries.

Try Joann.com they have quilting supplies sale 50% off. I saw a pounce and refills.

I tried the powder pounce and gave it away. I prefer the sewing chalk wheel with white powder chalk. Sharp lines for stitching and the powder comes of easily with a brush of a hand.

I would like to thank all those that chimed in with your thoughts and suggestions. I am going to try the talc powder. Also, a generous board member has offered me the pad and powder for postage. You know who you are....thank you so much. I may take you up on the offer.

With the pounce and powder, a fat makeup brush might work. Maybe not so much work. Depending on the cheap hairspray be careful. It can work like epoxy glue. It'll drop a flying insect in flight like a bomb. I would stay away from the Aqua Net at least.

[QUOTE=tessagin;7049992]With the pounce and powder, a fat makeup brush might work. Maybe not so much work. Depending on the cheap hairspray be careful. It can work like epoxy glue. It'll drop a flying insect in flight like a bomb. I would stay away from the Aqua Net at least.[/

Thanks for the tip.
Have never used Aqua Net. Must be a bad one.
I seldom use hairspray as I am sensitive to the chemical smells. For times when I do need a spray, I use L'oreal.
It has a smell but the smell dissipates fast.

A longarmer for hire told me to use baby powder in a couple pieces of cheese cloth. Make the cheese cloth into a ball by tying the ends. Once she pounces she uses cheap 99cent store hair spray to fix it in place. She does only quilts for others and has a store just for the long arm.

My powder with the chalk wheel says 'Fons & Porter' and I got it at JoAnns. It comes with pink white and blue chalk powder and you can get refills. I am not sure I would like to do a whole quilt with these but the chalk stays where I put it and comes out in the wash. I really know little about the pounce pad and chalk. I am sure different quilters have different opinions. I hope this helps a little anyway.

Sounds like a plan.
Thanks.