Originally Posted by
Irishrose2
I like Tartan's suggestion of paper - no marks on the quilt, but I found waxed paper tore away more easily than tissue paper. I drew on the paper with a marker, though I'd do a test first to make sure the needle doesn't carry color to the quilt. Ask me how I know.
I may try layout paper, which I’ve used in the past for paper piecing - it’s like tracing paper but a bit softer, so tears easily.