I, too, hate the term-quilt as desired. and i, too, was scared to quilt my first quilt. My SID was more like meandering around the ditch. But the first quilt i made for a gift back in 2001 is still being used and they had 3 boys and a girl. it was the oldest's favorite blanket. so i must have done something right. I like to do large stippling or meandering mostly, but want to branch out to something different. instead of the SID, i like to use the serpentine stitch or even a decorative stitch klike the birdie feet or herringbone. the best thing to do is make a practice sandwich and experiment. and RELAX and ENJOY.