You have to practice on a piece of sandwich fabric first to get into a rythmn and go slow so you do not get those big stitches. Keep your stitch length on what you normally sew and do not change it but most of all GO SLOW and do position your hands and do one section at a time. It you have some sort of gloves like the cheap garden gloves with the dots if you can't afford the right ones(I can't) They will help to grip the quilt as you sew. If you do a bit then leave the machine, get a drink or something, it will help release the tension from your neck. Flex it and your shoulders, it does help you to relax more. You do not have to do circles. what ever you want but be consistent with it. Always start from the center out too. If you go around applique, sew around it first to anchor the patch then go down one side then the next and meet at the top or bottom and continue across the square to the edges. Pin the backing fabric outside the top so it will not get caught underneath as you do the edges. I call the stippling a drunkards path, it goes all over and does not necessary have to cross over or not. You know how drunks walk. GOOD LUCK :thumbup: