I've mostly machine quilted with different rulers/shapes. But now I'm doing FMQ using the Pounce Chalk and using stencils. I put the pattern on and then spray it lightly with Best Press to keep the chalk from getting rubbed off as I do the FMQ. I like doing it this way because I can just follow the lines and don't really have to think much ahead. It's pretty much stress free for me doing it this way. I know before I start how my pattern is going to look.