tessagin

My neighbor uses freezer paper. She bastes first. She draws the design on graph paper for a guide. Then draws the design on freezer paper. She has matching marks so the designs line up. Then she uses a stencil cutter to cut the design lines into the freezer paper. She does small sections at a time but she sews through the cutout lines. She uses freezer paper so she can press the freezer paper to the quilt top. she may also pin some areas. Shesaves and reuses the paper.

DoomBuggy

Sounds like I need to 1) give soap a try or 2) see if can transfer the design from the pounce stencil to the Golden Threads. Soap sounds like a good thought with the dark fabric. I do wash my quilts as they are bed quilts or throws that the whole furry family uses with the humans in the living room.

MadQuilter

DON'T mix the pounce with the blue marker. The blue marker will be set if you hit it with the iron and the pounce needs to be ironed off. I did that once and spent tons of time washing out the blue before ironing off the pounce.

You could transfer your pattern to the goldenthreads paper.

jokir44

I like the Clover white pens for dark fabrics that you remove with steam. It tells you on the package that it takes a few seconds for the lines to show up so don't retrace. I've also used contact paper if I have a repetitive design.

meyert

I feel your pain.. I have tried a lot of things with varying success. I always seem to go back to the Crayola fine point washable markers. They fit in my stencils wonderfully..... I have used the pounce and while its fast its messy and rubs off before I can get everything done. I have done the school chalk too.. which is better than the pounce, but it rubs off too. Maybe someone has tips on how to keep the chalk from rubbing off??

katybob

I'd forgotten about the Crayola markers. They worked great for me, too. The yellow one should show up on your dark fabric.

yngldy

Been there! You can use cheap aerosol (not pump) hair spray to keep the chalk on the quilt. Just don't spray too close as you will blow the chalk off. Haven't tried it on blue chalk. Maybe test first? Heard blue is tricky to wash out. Golden threads paper or tissue paper works OK, but if you have a lot of crossovers it is hard to get the paper out from under the stitches.
I use Crayola washable markers when I mark, and don't remember not showing on dark fabric. If you can't see it, try another color. If I remember correctly, orange is good on navy. It can't be seen from across the room, but it will be a couple shades darker than the original.
A couple weeks ago, someone on this board said they use Pellon 541 washaway. I bought it, but haven't used it yet. I did mark on it, worked good. Cut a little piece off and it dissolved right away. Got it at Hobby Lobby, used 40% off. Someone said Joann's has it too. It is on a bolt, not in a package. I was thinking I could use glue sticks to glue the scraps together for smaller projects or spaces, so that nothing goes to waste. You might want to check it out. There are two kinds of washout. One looks like plastic. You DON'T want that one. The correct one to use looks kind of like the fabric they use for the cheap "fabric" grocery bags they sell at markets.

There is also something called a Haro marker. It is a semi sharp edged plastic tool that "presses or creases" a mark on the fabric. Haven't tried it, but have seen it used on TV. I have seen it at Joann's in the notions. Good luck!

oklahomamom2

You should use regular white chalk on it, it marks on every thing but white

auntnana

I feel ya. I think I tried everything. I've used the crayola washable for a while now and have to say I'm very pleased. My last one was a red white blue log cabin. I used a different color on the white than the blue and red. It became a little monotnous marking it but when I was finished the marks stayed and didn't rub off and all washed out in the end.

patski

I use the stencil and lightly spray fabric first then use the pounce, it stays in place much better and just irons away