Originally Posted by
Jan in VA
Yes, I have seen lovely hand stippling. To me, if I'm going to the trouble of handquilting an item, I sure want those stitches to show, I never stitch in the ditch! Practice doodling it first to get the muscle memory and you'll do fine even without a stencil. Though you can find stencils for meanderings...The Stencil Company has them.
Jan in VA
I hand quilt but never SID. I stitch "in the shadow" so my stitches show.