gollytwo

Try not to do stippling too small as the quilt will become boardlike, with no drape/give.

Rebecca VLQ

I *love* all your work. It takes my breath away!

BellaBoo

I was taught that in stippling the stitching lines never crossed. Stippling is the hardest design for me do.

june6995

I would like to share something I ran across recently. Scroll down past the quilts until you see the quilting foot. Keep going - and you will see that she has her quilts under the arm of a traditional sewing machine. Then look at what she is doing on her quilts. Fantastic! And practice makes perfect. Don't give up. This is much prettier than those tight little squiggles some advocate. Somehow or other I cannot reconcile my brain to those tiny designs. One block maybe, but not a whole quilt.


http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransso.../06/index.html

June

quilterken

Even though you want to jump into stippling, I would say you need to get control of your machine first. I always get my students to start with writing by machine. Draw four horizontal lines about 1 - 1 1/2" apart (just like we did in grade school)on a 12" square of fabric. You can also cover the piece with lines. Make a quilt sandwich with batting and back. Get your machine set up for FMQ and write the alphabet... your name... etc. Remember to fill in the lines completely. Take a breath and repeat. With this excerise you'll get used to curves,loops and other shapes while getting control of your machine. The next step is to draw out the stipple pattern on paper, and/or purchase a stencil for practice. I find that if I can't even draw it, I most likely can't quilt it. And, don't forget to breath.

mrstackett

Thanks to everone for your input. I do appreciate it very much!! You are all too kind.

Kas

You are the Queen, Andrea! That is just so darned beautiful. What kind of batting do you use?

Borntohandquilt

I like to use the Hobbs 80/20, but also Legacy 80/20, Tuscany 100% cotton or Quilters Dream cotton.

mrstackett

I watched the You tube videos, they are very helpful

ckcowl

the difference between stippling and meandering is:
stippling no line touches or crosses.
meandering is an all over...meandering, it can have loop-d-loops, stars, flowers, what ever mixed into the meandering along quilting.