I'm going to try this on my quilt for class. I've been practicing many "beginner" designs and this is the only one i can really seem to make look like it's intended to be on the quilt. Does anyone only use this? If I am never able to do any other types of quilting designs would stippling be ok?

Stippling is good:) You will branch out over time. Just keep practicing and practicing:)

everything i do , gets stippled, some day i will branch out.

me too, I'm not brave enough to do anything other than stippling

stippling is a great way to get comfortable with quilting in all directions.

Love me some stippling! As I get better at controlling stippling I'm getting better at other designs, too. Not that I'm ready to commit to them yet, but they're coming along slowly.

I'm not a fan of too much stippling because it seems to make the quilt hard. I prefer meandering or outlines. Nice and floppy for me. Now I think stippling is wonderful in trapunto because it makes the designs pop.

I always get meandering and stippling mixed up.

Stippling has the tight path - meandering has a more open path.

Stippling is when none of the lines cross. Meandering lets you cross the lines. I always start of stippling, but end up with meandering. :lol:

I know what they are, I just tend to use the words intermixed with each other ;-)

Just don't give up1

I do mostly meandering. I can do a respectable job with it.

Of course it's ok to do only basic stippling on your quilts. Some people never get past stitch in the ditch quilting. I suspect that after you do a few quilts with all stippling, you will get better at then doing other designs. Good luck.
Kat

At the moment, I only do SITD on quilts. However, I have done meandering on a few placemats and purses. I don't see myself progressing beyond meandering. I like my quilts floppy too!

oh really? I hated stitch in the ditch.. i could never keep my lines straight :(

I do stippling and meandering - great way to learn control of the needle for free motion. I branched out a bit after a while, and now do swirls and shells free motion. Good luck, I'm sure you will be fine. If I can do it, anybody can do it!!

If your are happy with what you do then enjoy it and don't worry. if you do ever want to expand your talent try this . Make several 15" square quilt sandwhiches from scraps and practice on them using different overall FMQ designs. You never know if you never try. LOL & peace

Meandering and stippling are a great way to progress in your quilting. I also enjoy loop de loops! I can loop de loop with a star, or a heart or a leaf or a flower or a cloud, etc.

Happy quilting. Remember, as long as you like it, then it is good! :)

My next designs are wandering loops, then wandering loops with simple flowers, and wandering loops with hearts.

Just loosen up and practice. There is always marking stencils and following the lines.

Best wishes!

I am like you. I do mostly SITD but I have done a little meandering. I just don't like the heavy hard feel of stippling. I like a little puffiness here and there. I don't see myself ever doing stippling.

It took me forever to get my stippling looking good. I like loops and swirls better...at least I like MY loops and swirls better than MY stippling! LOL

Me Too!

:lol: :oops:

I do a lot of stippling. I guess I make it like meandering/stippling. I don't cross lines but do make it bigger and floppy.

stippling for me was just too difficult... it turned into "looping"... which just flows out of me with ease... i just love it!!! I think our bodies know what's natural for us... now the trick is to relax and breathe... i've added a few "loopy daisys" and can "write up a storn"... LOL

I do this all the time because it is fairly easy to do on my regular machine

I just finshed a first meandering on a quilt I made and it was so much fun.

I stipple on the long arm even, with a panto cause that is the only thing I can do. I would love to be able to stipple my baby quilts, but unless I have a stipple pattern to follow I just can't do it. I start out OK, but soon I am wondering where I am going to go next. It is just one of those things that I can't do. I have a friend who free hand micro stipples a lot of her quilts on her sewing machine. I can meander, and still lose my place sometimes, but I can not free hand stipple.

Stippling and larger meandering are my favorite machine quilting patterns.

I'm not sure what machine you are using but you could consider buying a ditch foot to keep your lines straight.

I'm very new to FMQ and am currently practicing on my practice sandwiches, before I progress into sewing on a real quilt. Doing mostly meandering designs. I'm also practicing a loop-de-loop design, which is another variation of meandering. Find this much manageable than the usual meandering design.

Good for you - I've only done stitch-in-the-ditch and I'm having trouble letting go of straight lines to do stippling. I'm going to do it though - I promised my new daughter-in-law and son placemats for their new house, so will practice on those first. As they say - practice, practice, practice.

what is the difference ..i'm new to this

stippling is the only quilting I've ever chosen when I pay to have my quilts quilted. I always seem drawn back to it when i look at other patterns..... unless of course it's a quilt by Charisma

I just wish I could stipple!

What is a "panto" - is this something done only on a long arm machine? Thanks.

Usually looks very nice

i just am adding the binding to a baby quilt that i made. i have only done a meandering loopdey-loop and am still very new to quilting. i decided i would branch out and i added something that sorta looks like a floppy flower?? hearts, stars, and stippling. and i came up with a conclusion. i can't stipple worth a hoot!! that is SO hard for me to do!! i end up with wavy-like lines instead of little fingers. i'll post pics when im done so ya'll can see what i managed to get done. its so not perfect but it was WAY out of my comfort zone! keep at it, you'll get it; the quilting class i took was worth its weight in gold for me!