Forgot to mention. Be sure to use a water soluble marker when tracing your design. Crayola wash outs work well. I have used permanent and never had a problem but prefer to err on the side of caution. Ann in TN

I love to use stencils for my FMQ. Thanks for the great ideas on how to put the design on paper.

i am glad this is working for you....i once saw a lady at a quilt class use this type of stencil, and she spent hours trying to get all the paper off, and it left a lot of little white dots.....be careful with your threads....

I did this on a quilt thatiwas asked to do the quilting on and it took me hours to get all of the tissue off! I tried wetting it and that just made it worse!!

I was at a class not to long ago and they did the same thing
stencil and typing paper, freezer paper, press & seal,
she said anything to trace and sew - she used iron on backing that will wash away.

There is also Madera stabilizer film, draw designs on it,
stitch and it irons off...I haven't tried it yet but its
on my list for sure!

When I do stencils, if it is on the boarders/sashing, I just cut long strips of white tissue paper, trace the stencil on the tissue paper, then pin it to the boarder/sashing. The tissue paper is very thin and comes right off. Sometimes I use a cotton swab to dampen the stitching area and the paper comes right off. I found wax paper to be a little too stiff. Mary

I use old clothing patterns to draw my stencils on. Pin, quilt and pulls right off.

I really like this idea. The local thrift store always has a bunch of old pattern envelopes for next to nothing and I always look at them thinking...hmmmm there must be some way to re-purpose these!

It should work if you draw on the dull side of the wax paper, that's what I do and it works fine.