Originally Posted by
QuiltE
......... The only time I would use a 2.5 would be if I am wanting to take out the stitching!
Piecing for me is at a minimum of 2.0 !!
This has been an interesting subject! And as suspected it seems to be a split of 50 - 50. I guess I'll put in my 2 cents worth. I have found if I put my stitch length down to 1.8 and make sure there is some chain before and after the seam, I can avoid the pulling apart of the seams that can be such a pain. Who wants to restitch the ends of a seam because it has unraveled a few stitches. Those few stitches can equal 1/4 inch. At that rate you aren't stitching across any stitching line at all!