I love to piece, but used to agonize over how to actually quilt.....where to put the lines, what design to use, etc.
After reading a post from a long arm quilter (thank you to whoever you are!)....I went to Home Depot and purchased a 18 x 18 sheet of light weight clear plastic.....(bind the edges with thin line of blue painters tape so that you don't mark your quilt top by mistake)... Lay this over your quilt and and use a thin line whiteboard marker to try out quilting lines. OMG...this was the best thing since sliced bread!!!
I have since googled "continuous line" quilting pattern, templates, etc. for ideas... If it is intricate, I blow it up on the copier, place it under my plastic.....trace...and then lay it over my quilt.
Have fun with it!!!!
Linda