Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
One suggestion I might make is to avoid straight line diagonal quilting. I made the mistake of doing that on my SIL's quilt and he has broken a lot of the stitching. He tends to kick or push against the quilt with his feet and that stretches it on the bias. The quilting stitches do not stretch, hence the breakage. So maybe avoid diagonal lines on your kids' quilts if you think they will be rough with them.
I do crosshatching on most kids quilts. It is never more then 2" apart and so far none of the stitches have broken on my grandson's quilts. They are played with like toys too, making forts, super hero capes, flying carpets, and sometimes to cover while sleeping. LOL