Originally Posted by aorlflood
I agree. But I also like machine quilting that is less dense, too.
Hear, hear! I absolutely think that feathers are overdone, and soooooooo many quilts' piecing designs are "muffled" by horribly dense overquilting. I think a lot of longarm quilters simply get into a "zone" and fill the space with their skills rather than back off a bit and ENHANCE the piecing.
A quilt is just as much about the color placement through piecing as it is the quilting process, but the trend has been to overdo feathers and overquilt projects. I am hoping it will pass.