Large stipling ... bad
I made a quilt recently that had large appliqued letters on it. I wanted the applique to stand out, and I also wanted to finish the quilt fast - so I opted for a large stipple on the background.
The first time I stippled it was on a 2" border so it was smallish and I took to stippling like a duck to water. Since then I've also done some pieces with micro-stippling and again ... like a duck. It was sooooo easy.
Large stippling kicked my BUTT!! I had more problems moving the quilt around (domestic machine), and I had so many thread breaks because my hand motion was too fast for my machine speed. I just could not get the hang of large stippling to save my life.
One would think by looking at it that large stippling is easier and faster than small or medium stippling ... and perhaps it is on a long arm.
Am I alone in this?