Transfering the Quilt Design

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Transferring the quilt design to the quilt top is my least favorite quilting activity. I’ve tried several types of fabric markers. If I missed one, my mom has tried it. There is no such thing as the ideal fabric pen. White markers work well with dark fabrics. Dark markers work well with light fabrics. However, nothing works well with medium fabrics.

So I decided to try another method. Once again I’m following in my mom’s footsteps. I traced my design on to tracing paper.

There isn’t anything special about this paper. I picked it up at the local art store, Reuels. It is so easy to write on. I used a fine point Sharpie pen.

Then I pinned the tracing paper to the quilt sandwich. I pinned one row. Quilted it. Then added the next row. I would stick to this method. Despite my best efforts the paper shifted a little bit.