A friend who taught a quilt class called quilting 1/4" from seamline "echo quilting." It is much easier than SID. I prefer to use a 14" round hoop when hand quilting, size 10 to 12 between needles, my old metal thimble I used when learning to sew many years ago, and a small jewelers pliers to make pulling the full needle through the quilt easier on my fingers. I love hand quilting and once settled down to do so can't find a place to quit. I also use painters tape to help keep my quilting lines straight.