My thoughts are. . .
that I get so tired of the old line about lots of quilting making a quilt stiff.
That is simply not the case in my experience. I quilt heavily -- like 1/4 to 1/2 inch apart all over my quilts and they have a lovely soft drape. The choice of fabrics and batting plays some part, as does the weight of thread, but really, what will it take to get this idea out of y'alls heads that heavy quilting equals stiff?
Total agreement here! I always quilt my quilts closely and am convinced it is the batting that makes the difference! I used a bat given to me by a friend once and while I wouldn't call it stiff, it was not as soft and sweet as my usual cotton bat.