Originally Posted by Pam H
ckcowl - I'm not sure about your definition of stipple and meander. I think stipple means the pattern is very close together and meander is larger and farther apart. Either one can cross over the lines if that's what you want on your quilt. I looked them up in the dictionary and of course the definitions were not in sewing terms but they still seem to make sense. Does anyone know for sure?
From what I understand, stippling patterns are closer together, while meandering patterns are further apart. Stippling lines do not cross each other, while meandering may cross each other as in the form of loop de loops.