Sierra

Years ago I bought some cutable plastic and using a paper template I had done (but now I think I would buy some of that wavey trim that's for sale every holiday) and drew lines on the plastic and cut it out. I have used that design on many, many quilts. I'm not a fan of stippling, I like something less sewn and softer (although I've been totally awed by some tight fancy quilting many times -- it's just not for me).

I use a chalk "pencil" to put the line on the quilt fabric and like to find a seam at which to start that is near the middle. I always quilt middle outward, just to be on the safe side and not have a wrinkle! On lap size quilts that I quilt as I go (using 2-sided fusible batting (called "fleece" - I don't know why) I only quilt in the direction not quilted already. Happy sewing!