I lightly use a plain mechanical pencil which washes out. Have used Crayola washables many times but didn't want to do it on this very white little quilt just in case!!

Kitsie ... glad you have found something that works.
I tried Press 'N Seal when I first started quilting, but it always seemed I wanted a bigger audition window.

A clear piece of plastic/vinyl solved that problem.
(the type that some use to cover their tablecloths on a table).

I had never used Press 'N Seal til I started quilting.
Then I found what seemed easier to work with ... and now use a sheet of plastic/vinyl.
(the type that people use to cover their tablecloths on the table)

I lay the quilt flat, and place the plastic over top.
Then draw on the plastic with a wipe away marker til I get it figured out.
The vinyl is heavy enough that I don't worry about the marker going through it and onto on the quilt.
If it takes a few tries, the marker wipes away easily enough until I figure out what I want.

The plastic lifts off and keeps the design in place, ready to put back on the quilt, if I need a refresher as I mark the quilt ... or come up with a new idea that I want to also try before I am done marking.


At the end, I wipe down the vinyl good to be sure there is no residual that might transfer the next time I use it.

Good idea!