everybody's mother

I feel (and share) your pain! :lol: :lol: not really funny.

desertrose

Loretta,
I love the decorative stitch you used on white strips. I'm also a hand quilter and my old machine only allows me to SID I have no decorative stitches. Arthritis is going to end my hand quilting before long and I though machine quilting would be the answer but after reading all these comments I'm having second thoughts.

Andie

Marilyn Philips

If I use slow speed I could probably take a nap at the same time its so slow, but if I go medium speed and try to slow down at points, curves, etc. that my stitch size also changes. The only thing I have had an real luck with is using SID, but with a zig zag; however, this isn't always real neat on curves, points, etc. I am glad to see that others have as many problems with machine quilting as I do.

mjsylvstr

My feet and my hands just don't coordinate.....

the feet just want to push harder....
thank goodness for cruise control in cars..

hey.......perhaps we could get cruise control for sewing machines !

fktsewing

No you are not the only one---I have a terrible time with it on my sewing machine. But hopefully soon, my DH will be building me a set up for a 4 foot table to put my older Kenmore on permanantly for that very use. When he does it, I will try to do a tutorial.

Holice

So you also have trouble rubbing your stomach and patting your head at the same time. I Do, so don't do stippling very well. Sometime it has nothing to do with the machine or the amount of practice.

Va Quilter

Ive never heard of a Stippling Coach..but today i just went to a local quilt shop and bought a big style stipple stencil..say that 3xs fast! And you use the Pounce powder with it..I'm gonna give that a try..
But I too have not gotten down the technique!
good luck to us all ..ha :thumbup:

Pastor_Ruth

I tried once and horribly failed... found some stipple stitches for my embroidery machine and let it handle it. Tried a friends long arm and remember thinking I would surrendor my prized possesion to have one... NOT there is something that is wonderful about rocking that needle back and forth while sitting in a rocker!

penski

i love to do stippling!!! it is relaxing to me , i turn on the radio and listen to the kind of music that makes me relax and as long as the music is good i can stipple away !!

DebraK

lol, I love that ;-)