Originally Posted by Tiffany

I sat down and marked a 14 inch square of muslin in the stipple pattern, sandwiched it together, and used that to practice with when I was teaching myself to stipple quilt. I then practiced on a few practice blocks before trying it out on a real quilt. I'll admit I did occassionally still cross over myself but it wasn't very often. Starting with those practice pieces, especially the first one where I drew it out until I was used to the motion of stippling, it really did help. If you have any extra muslin lying around, give it a try and see if that helps keep things from turning into spirals. :thumbup:

You know, I have to admit I have done a few pieces using the stipple technique and I have to say I don't like it. I feel it makes the quilt too stiff, especially if the stipple is too closely quilted together. It works great for pieces that are going to be hanging on the wall but for baby quilts I will never use the technique again and wish I hadn't used it on my grandson's quilt. With all the baby quilts you do, if you are like me and feel baby quilts are supposed to be cuddly, you may not like the stipple technique for them either. Just thought I'd give you a heads up. :wink:
~Tiffany