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For my OBW, I purchased a Pantogram of a swirly cloud design, (one of her simplest) from a vendor at the MQX show in Providence. Now that I'm nearing the quilting part, and my top measures 66" wide by 70.5" long, I was thinking that I put the design under tracing paper on a roll-trace it-and then pin it on the center of the quilt...to get started. That would cover about 4 rows of triangles on the quilt. Is this how I go about it? HELP

I am using a regular home sewing machine. It does have BSR if I am brave enough. That would just keep stitch length even, ideally.

• • • That sounds like a lot of work. You'll have to trace it for every pass.

I would trace it onto freezer paper. Staple a few sheets together and cut out. That way you only have to trace it once and then all you have to do is iron it in place and sew around the edges. No paper to remove and you'll be able to use the pattern more than once, almost ten times.

good luck

Oh you are so clever. I'll look at it again and see if it is simple enough..but I think it might work. Now I am pressing the newly put together back.

Have you ever used the Golden Threads Paper? You can trace the design onto the paper, layer several sheets and sew over the design without thread in your machine. The perforations make the design on all the layers.

With this method, you have to pick the paper off the quilt when are finished, but I do that while I'm watching TV. I also have a BSR and this is the best way I've found to quilt a pantogram.

I'm not sure I understand Jayardi's method.

I believe I still have a roll here somewhere. I'll go look for it today. I was pinning it yesterday and I ran out of pins and then I saw where the runner underneath on the carpet had caused a crease so back to the drawing boards. Thank you!

You can use the many pressed layers of freezer paper that you traced and then no thread stitched to use as a stencil with chalk or pounce powder.

• • • Jill, with simple designs where the stitching doesn't cross over itself you won't have to stitch on the paper. All you have to do is iron the pieces in place then stitch around the outside of them. No paper to tear away and ruin your stitches, plus you can reposition the pieces numerous times to use again.

This will work on more complex designs too. If you are willing to cut out all the pieces and iron in place with enough room for the needle to stitch around them. I've done it with feathers, but like I said, you'll have to cut out each and every feather.