I find stippling harder that meandering. I like crossing lines. Circles were hard, straight lines were until I started ruler quilting (I just started.) I find any marked pattern difficult. I truly like free motion - in other words, go where I want. When I did some flowers in a center, I drew it on tissue paper and stitched through it. Worked better than following a pattern for me. I need to go see the 'C' video again. I remember liking it.