Originally Posted by SavedByGrace
I just finished my first table runner and am ready to quilt it. Since I've never done it, I'm wondering.....If I photocopy the pattern onto regular paper, could I just place it on the top and sew right through the paper, then pick the paper out?
As others said, regular paper isn't good - yu'll have all kinds of little paper thingies to pull out. BUT - give parchment paper a try - just got this great idea from a demo at my quilt guild and she said she uses it all the time - pulls away with nothing left behind. Easy to find at your grocery store in the wrap section. She also has tried tissue and does not like that either - paper that ha to be pulled out from stitches (I haven't tried this so am just relating her observations). There is also a product from Golden Threads that looks like yellow tissue but pulls away cleanly. It comes in several widths on rolls and I think there are also some preprinted ones, too.
Hope this helps,
Sandy in Mooresville, NC