I just don't really get our 'obsession' with stitching in the ditch.
* It's nearly impossible to do really, really well.
* After all that work, the stitching -- which *could* be a design potential in a quilt -- is now virtually invisible and hides all that hard work.
* Then if you want to add design thru stitching (as you want to in this case), you have to double your effort by stitching all over again.
Why not just do the horizontal stitching in the first place? Or even better, how about a diagonal or other design?!
I've actually done 4 of these and loved the look.
Jan in VA