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Stippling Techniques
By Serena Nabeta | July 6, 2006
I usually don’t have any trouble stippling smaller projects that are 45″ square or less. It is when I get into larger quilts that the stippling gets tougher to do! I have to keep the quilt free and not binding on anything so I can get the curvy stitches I want.
I usually start in a corner or on an edge and throw the rest of the quilt over my shoulder. This allows me to create a little slack around my needle so I can freely move the fabric around. I continue stippling from left to right and down. Sometimes I will move in different directions so I am not creating stitches that look like rows.
I try to allow plenty of slack in the fabric around my machine. It is so easy for some of the quilt to get hung up on a table corner or part of the machine. I will bunch up the quilt all around, so I can easily move the fabric as I am stitching.
Anyone else have any ideas for quilting or stippling techniques?
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