Originally Posted by
cathyvv
I think it's 4" apart, but I'm not 100% sure. Most of the quilts I do are charity quilts, so I make sure the quilts are quilted at most 4" apart so that they'll hold up to possible play time mis-adventures. We know that a child's quilt lovin' isn't always gentle, but is always inventive, comforting and (I hope) fun.
Most of what I make are for charity, and I like the feeling of the thin poly batting -- it conforms to the body and is very warm, and light weight compared to what a "good" quilter would do with cotton. For a special bed-sized quilt I think warm 'n natural or something else high quality is in order. BTW, even the worst poly batts can be quilted 3" apart.