That would secure more of your quilt even faster and easier too. It wasn't perfect, but I felt like it would be even easier to quilt this design really big with 1-2 inches between the lines of quilting. My goal when quilting this design on a longarm was to move slowly and stitch the design consistently. Turns out it's a terrific design to learn the basics of moving the machine over the frame because you can stitch very simple rows of the design. Since Stippling was one of the first designs I learned to quilt on my home machine, I figured it would be an easy design to learn how to quilt on my Qnique longarm machine and quilting frame as well. Quilting Stippling on a Longarm Machine and Quilting Frame Stippling is also extremely versatile - it can work on any quilting scale and is very quick to quilt over large areas. However, Stippling is a terrific machine quilting design to learn because it will help you build skills for moving the quilt smoothly, estimating space, echoing, and controlling the quilt. Because Stippling is so popular, many quilters feel that it's a bit overused, and even I found myself stuck for years in a Stipple rut. It's perfect for machine quilting densely into the background areas of a wholecloth quilt, or expanding to a large scale to quilt a soft bed quilt. Stippling has a very unique texture that appears to flatten or recede into the background of a quilt. It's important to trace a quilting design with a pencil because it will help you learn the design and commit it it to memory, much like learning cursive writing. You can print this page as many times as you need and practice tracing and quilting this design. This quilting worksheet can be found in the Free Motion Basics for Beginners workshop. Please understand that it's perfectly fine to cross your quilting lines, and there are many designs we use in quilting that involve crossing and travel stitching to form the design.Ī great way to practice Stippling is by drawing it on paper because the same metal muscles that you use to draw the design will be used to quilt it. It has confused many beginning quilters into thinking that we are not supposed to ever cross our lines of quilting. It's important to note that this is a specific rule only to Stippling. Stitch a wiggling, meandering line that doesn't cross itself. The rule behind Stippling is very simple: Once you memorize the rules of quilting a design and practice quilting it, you will be able to quilt it anywhere. These rules are as simple and easy to memorize as the rules behind cursive writing.
The Rules of Quilting Stippling or MeanderĪll free motion quilting filler designs have basic rules that govern how they are stitched. It also helps to reduce thread breaks - something I always want to avoid! This little disc helps my bobbin thread feed as evenly as the top thread so the back of the quilt will look as good as the front. This slippery Teflon sheet helps to minimize friction between the back of the quilt and the surface of the machine and table.Īnother tool I keep in my home sewing machine all the time is a bobbin washer. I also place a Free Motion Glider over the machine to make the quilt easier to move. It's really essential to have something on your hands that helps grip the quilt top, otherwise the fabric tends to slip under your fingers.
When quilting on a home machine, I use Machingers quilting gloves to help my hands grip the quilt and give me lots of control over the quilting design. I prefer to control the speed of the machine by pressing my foot pedal and speeding up or slowing down as needed. I don't use a stitch regulator when my home machine is set in a table. This is a stationary or sit-down quilting setup so I'm pushing the quilt with my hands to form the stipple design.
Leah's Favorite Four Free Motion Quilting Designsįree Motion Quilting Stippling on a Home Sewing Machineįor this beginner machine quilting tutorial, I begin by free motion quilting on a home sewing machine which I've placed in my quilting sewing table.More Stippling Patterns for you to Quilt!.
QUILTING VIDEO - Ultimate Stippling Machine Quilting Tutorial.Home Machines can work on Quilting Frames too!.Quilting Stippling on a Longarm Machine and Quilting Frame.The Rules of Quilting Stippling or Meander.Free Motion Quilting Stippling on a Home Sewing Machine.