Printed Paper Stencils
Recently I tried paper stencils. You purchase a master copy and then print on your home computer as many as you need, line them up on your quilt and quilt on the line. I tried the free motion meander for three rows on my current quilt. It took me almost 12 hours to rip everything out. Once you have to tear the paper off it distorts the stitching, making it loose and likely to rip out on it's own. Stitching on the back of the quilt looked good (kept checking it), but the front was a disaster. Maybe if you have a stitch regulator on the machine it would be better. For me, I'll never try these again.