Originally Posted by
ManiacQuilter2
It just depends on what YOU prefer. I prefer the LOOK of hand quilting when I approach machine quilting on my Bernina. I don't prefer the minimalist nor the heavy quilting. I like the quilting to enhance my piecing, not to be a distraction.
EXACTLY. Creating a quilt has so many elements that one part should not overshadow the work put into the rest. There is the design with the piecing and the design of the quilting. Why bother going to all the work of the piecing only to overshadow that with another design not meant to highlight or show off the piecing? My special sadness is to see an embroidered quilt that has taken hours and hours to create by hand that has then been machine quilted and perhaps not even to enhance all the meticulous embroidery. It's being consistent that all elements of the quilt work together to create a beautiful work, not overshadow any of it. Would you serve prime rib on paper plates with plastic table service? It all works together!