I did start with meandering and spent about an hour, it was very enjoyable, but I wondered if I had a design I'd like to put on my alternate blocks like a rosebud formation if I shouldn't try to do a stenciled design.
I drew freehand a design and found I was having some trouble seeing my lines but made leaf shapes anyway, the vein markings were more difficult. I thought I wouldn't have the ability to turn the quilt like I was the quilt sandwich and I wondered how I'd be able to complete the design going in a limited direction with the blocks sewn together as the quilt top?