How much quilting do you like on your quilts?
If you do a lot of quilting on your quilt top will it soften up?
How close do you think the quilting should be on a quilt that will get used and abused?!
I quilted my first quilt with stitch in the ditch and have washed it several times and I dont feel it is soft enough. The next quilt I did not stitch as close.