Most of the time, I just bow to the inevitable and SID everywhere. But every so often I get a wild hair and do some simple stippling.
As long as I remember to wear my quilter's gloves (the ones with the little sticky dots on the palm-sides), to look ahead of where I'm stitching (rather than where the needle is), and to move the foot pedal a tiny bit faster than I might think comfortable for me -- it works! Just be sure that there's nothing for your quilt to snag on, that you've got good ergonomics (neck and shoulders relaxed, forearms level, jaw unclenched). Then you can just let your mind "zone out" -- i.e., do a "zen" thing and get in touch with the stitching. Sounds kooky, but it helps!
And most of all -- don't sweat it. It's just a quilt after all! :lol:
Oh, yeah -- that slick slider doohicky is fabulous!! Well worth the money..........