Originally Posted by Lacelady
I have read through the responses to this topic, and I do wonder why some of you are using such small spools of thread? I buy big cones of thread to stitch my quilts. I get 4000 metres of cottong thread for £9.50 from a company in the UK - to me, that is good value.
As for the original question, I love to see the heavily stitched quilts, as much for the effort and artistry in them. If they are full of holes, then perhaps the needle was too big. I have also read that the idea of poly cotton thread cutting a quilt to pieces has been busted as a myth and simply untrue. Perhaps time will tell on that one, but I doubt if I will see it happen in my lifetime.
I agree 100 percent with Lacelady - machine quilting is an art in itself. 'Too much quilting', who can judge? It depends what the quilt is for, an art piece or to be used.
I've seen whole cloth FMQd quilts that are absolutely breathtaking, the English woman Ferret for example (google her, she's fantastic and has had quilts at Houston).
Our craft is evolving. If it doesn't, it will die out like the dodo. :D