I've been working with the Anita Goodesign Chalkboard designs, but this would also work with the Embroidery Allsorts Chalkboard font. I got a wonderful chalkboard look with a thin black (batiste?) fabric over cutaway. Comes out just the right faded gray look! This was Luck of the Draw because it was the only black cotton I could locate and I didn't want a black fleece chalkboard!