Originally Posted by purplemem
I have the XR9000, and have wondered the same thing.
When I stippled with that it was wayyyy miniscule. I thought I could use it for filler on some small blocks, but, boy, it would take lots of time.
Let me know...
It was just too small for what I wanted to do. So, I put my fmq foot on and did the wandering stipple thing that I always do. I've been trying to learn the fmq with this machine. And was really stupid to try to do a queen sized quilt with my first try...don't know what I was thinking...ha. Anyway, I pieced & quilted my first block for my first try at quilt as you go. It was much easier than the queen size. I wish that this machine had a large throat to roll up the sides of the quilt when I quilt them. But, maybe some day I'll be able to get a mid-arm machine. I can always dream! When you did the #49 stipple stitch, did you use the j foot or the darning foot? And did you leave the dog feed up or down? I think it would be good to use as a filler in some small area.