Originally Posted by Rose_P
One thing to keep in mind is that many of the decorative stitches make a lot of punctures in the fabric very close together. Over time, these perforations will act like they do on the edge of postage stamps: making it easy to tear. I used a lot of them on a quilt one time, and then I happened to hold it up with a light behind it and was surprised at how much light came through around those stitches.
They're fine for a wall hanging that won't get much handling or washing, but I'd have second thoughts about using them in a bed or lap quilt.
This is another good reason to enlarge a bit as stitches not quite so dense then. I have done this alot. Sometimes I use a couple of layers of flannel rather than batting particularly for baby or toddler cozy comfy quilts. Lots of my first quilts were crazy quilts and I decorated them all up!!!