Originally Posted by
minibarn
I am currently hand quilting a quilt w/a vertical pieced backing and one problem I am having is the middle is thicker than the rest of the quilt because the vertical seam has more layers as the quilt is rolled...figured that out w/the help of this board...so that is something to consider but only if you plan to hand quilt. I am using a floor frame (grace ez 3).
It's equally true if you frame quilt. I quilt with a midarm on a frame. I prefer seams to be horizontal. If seams are vertical, they stack up when they are loaded on the frame, leaving areas where you can't get proper tension on the quilt sandwich. Horizontal seams don't affect anything.