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 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. It also helps to reduce thread breaks - something I always want to avoid!Ĭlick Here to find all three of these tools bundled together in the Queen Supreme Kit.Īll free motion filler designs have basic rules that govern how they are stitched. 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 Queen Supreme Slider 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 hope you enjoyed seeing how I quilted Stippling on both types of machines. Learn how to machine quilt Stippling with me in this video:įor this tutorial I quilted on my home sewing machine, a Bernina 1230, and my Grace Qnique longarm set up on a Continuum frame. It can be a bit tricky to learn how to quilt Stippling without stitching yourself into a corner. Stippling is also referred to as Meandering because the lines randomly meander over your quilt without crossing. Stippling is one of the most popular free motion quilting designs, and the first design I learned how to quilt as a beginner.

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