Originally Posted by Stitch124

I think these quilts are very pretty, but I'm just wondering if these is a 'fad' that will eventually pass.

I've heard that quilts that are quilted to death are very stiff and the top layer fibers are weakened so much with the close-together stitching. With that amount of quilting, the quilt fibers will actually break down faster and the quilt won't last as long through the years.

Also, with so many quilts being quilted this way, they seem to be the only quilts that win at shows. Are there any quilts anymore that aren't quilted to death that actually do win at major quilt shows?


Seems like such a shame there are so many talented quilters, but if they choose not to quilt a quilt to death there's no chance their quilt will hang much less place in a show.


Just my 2 cents worth.