Originally Posted by montanajan
What one loves, another might not - to each his own.
I like the feathers, but also like many other quilt patterns.
I tend to prefer the not-so-densely quilted quilts - seem softer to the touch and to my eyes.
As long as the quilting is no farther apart than the width of my fist, I'm satisfied it will hold up to washing, and isn't that really the original intent of quilting the piece - to prevent batting from bunching in laundering.
The real intent of quilting? I had thought to hold the batting. I have been asking that question every time I look at the quilt show quilts which are very densely quilted... but it seemed like heresy not to rave about quilts that are stippled until the fabric is lost, never mind feathers.
Is it because antique quilts are quilted more densely?
Or just because our machines allow it?
I enjoy the layer of decoration and pattern the quilting provides, but when I learn to FMQ I may turn into a stipple-nut.