Wow! Never would have thought of that. What a great idea. Virg

You can also copy the pattern onto pages from a phone book. It tears off much easier than a heavier paper.

Thanks for asking and to all of you who gave so much good advice!!!!!

Use glad press and seal, it works good and stays put and is easy to tear off too.

:thumbup: Thanks for a great tip!

What a great idea. I hand quilt my projects because machine quilting has always intimidated me, but using tissue paper as a guide sounds easy. I'll try it on my next small project!

I use regular printer paper for my quilting and it works quite nicely. However, If you have very small areas, you might have some paper scraps caught in the corners. But that too will pass!

Great Idea!!!! Thanks

When you are ready to remove the paper, you can score the paper right next to the stitching with a needle or your seam ripper (back side) to remove the places that do no tear off easily. I do this with my paper piecing items.

I heard that the Glad Press N Seal is good for that too!

Yes, I've done that and I copy it onto tracing paper which is very easy to rip off.

Great tip! I was wondering how to do this as well. Thank you!!!

I bought a roll of tissue weight paper that I can use to copy the quilting stencil on and then pin to the quilt. You can still see through it, but it has the added benefit of being easy to tear off, especially after sewing through it.

YES, I have some of this!! What an awesome idea, Thanks!!!!

Tissue paper is the best ideal so far
Its ultra thin and works very well
Good Luck to you

glad press & seal, does it tear on the stitch line? or do you have to cut it away? Thanks!

It tears on the stitch lines.

Ive read on here about them using tissue paper or something like it

free motion quilting

Yes, I've done this and it works real well.

I do it all the time. Print it on solvy the what u can't pick out will rinse out

julia

I use Press n Seal. It is like Saran Wrap but adheres to anything you place it on and is repositionable. You can see through it and it tears off really easy. I draw my designs right on top of it or trace them and then place it on my quilt. Nice thing is it stays put without any pins. You can print your quilting design out on the printer, cut around it loosely, place the design printed side up, put the press n seal over the top extending well past the edges of the paper design and place over the square you want to work on. I always have it in the house but quilting is the only thing it gets used for. Ann in TN

if you use a thinner paper it would be easier to tear off after the quilting

I have done it. I have also done it on artist tracing paper it comes off better.

I use press n seal...the stuff you cover bowls with. You can see through it. It temporarily sticks to the fabric and comes off easily.

There is a paper created especially for this purpose, it is by "Golden Threads", Golden Threads Quilting Paper. GoldenThreads.com.
Good luck

I trace the stitching with a pointed bamboo stick to cut the tissue paper between the stitches. If small pieces of tissue remain, I gently pass the stick across the stitch and the paper comes right out. I don't need to use tweezers.

I used tissue wrapping paper that I got @ the dollar store. It was to FMQ a string of Christmas lights on a table runner. Worked great & came off easily. What didn't I just got wet.

I notice when I use the Press and Seal on my dishes it leaves a residue on them. Those of you who have used it for FMQ do you notice any residue left on the fabric?

no i haven't had a problem.

was your house hot? i'm thinking out loud that the hotter the room is it could leave a residue.

i've done that...works ok

There is a product called "Tear Away" made specifically for this purpose, if Australia has it then the US must have it.

And here I have been spending money on golden threads paper... I am going to try tissue paper - thank you !

I have done this with great results. :thumbup:

I do this all the time. It makes my FMQ look better, since I am not that good at it. thinner paper would be better but since I use the back side of used paper to copy on it is basically free for me.

I just tried that a few days ago and it works.

This is what I use also ;-)

There are specific papers made for this purpose. I've gotten them from Golden Threads and they come out nicely. I've also used tissue paper and it comes out fine too, except when used on darker colors, then you have this trail of white fibers between your stitches. I'm sure they are there with the other colors, you just don't see them. I also use the paper from Golden threads for foundation piecing as it comes out easier and puts less stress on the stitching. Good luck with the FMQ, it takes lots and lots of practice, but don't give up. :thumbup:

I like the idea of tissue paper. You mentioned "folding it" how do you fold it? Also do you trace the pattern on the tissue paper?
Thanks,
wfeld1st

I hand quilt almost exclusively but have always been sorta intrigued by the idea of FMQ. Smaller projects I have done with SITD and it goes quicker. The stuff I see on here done with FMQ makes me drool. So- I borrowed a machine from a friend of mine that had the ability to drop the feed dogs. My only machine is a FW 221. Yeah, feel bad for me :) Getting the hang of moving stuff in different directions is hard as I try it out - but tracing paper on top sounds like genius to me. Thanks for the idea! I'm on it!