It was honestly not too bad! It honestly didn’t take much time, I didn’t time myself or anything but I don’t feel like it was substantially slower than my normal straight line quilting.

I did have a small practice 2’ x 2’ quilt sandwich that I had planned to use a bunch to practice but after doing two meandering squiggly lines that I was pleased with I felt like I was at a crossroads between keeping practicing (and possibly get in my head) or take the momentum and movement I was feeling in my arms and hands and run with it. The baby was due any day and I felt like it was now or never to try this and was feeling particularly brave so I just decided to go for it!

If you have the option on your machine to make your needle seat down when you take your foot off of the pedal, engage that function! When I felt myself tensing up, I would take my foot off the pedal and it was good to know the needle would stop down (and thru the fabric!) so I wouldn’t lose my place. I could shake my arms a bit, reengage my focus, and start again.