Share54, there are NO RULES!!! No quilt police, just lots of things you can do if you WANT to!! I promise you no one but you will ever know if it's the way it "should" be, cause what 'should be' is what you do with it.
I love the outline quilting, I love the diamond patterns, I'm just a simple old country woman, whatever works, is right! If you make it hard you won't enjoy it and if you don't enjoy it, you won't do it!
YOU ARE NOT A FAILURE!!
Hugs,
Sharon