Finally quilted this thing by using the 'stippling' method - I have to say it was a wild ride trying to do it, and I'm sure I made lots of mistakes, but I think I like this method.
But I just had to see how hard it was to put one of these things together. I'm so glad this was a small one.
I'm hoping to practice free-motion quilting with it. If I screw it up, then I'll keep this for myself. If I do OK, then I have a plan to gift it to someone.