I have been trying to find out about ideal stitch lengths for machine quilting, being self taught. My quilting book states that for SITD it should be 10-12 stitches per inch. I have my janome set to defualt I think its about 2.2, I measured it and it comes up as 12 stitches to the inch. Is this right or should they be longer.
Most of all, I am wondering how long FMQ stitches should be. I am till at the stage where they are long and too short when I free motion, but I am now starting to hit a sweet spot on the machine now and again!! I know its loads of practice but what size stitches should I be doing?
A friend of mine who is into embroidery and says she knows about quilts tells me theys hould be 1/4" per stich but this seems way too long to me.
I would love some advice. Am working on quilt number five (am a newbie) and would really like to know what i should be aiming for
Thanks again everyone....
Lois