Charity Quilts and Stitch in the Ditch
I volunteer to quilt little quilts for kids for a local group and I really enjoy it. I have a Sitdown Sweet 16. I much prefer to "custom" quilt the quilts where the piecing and fabric warrants it, I.e. Nice borders and sashing, quiet fabrics in the piecing that the quilting would add interest to. Also I am more comfortable quilting motifs in an area than an all over design for the whole quilt. My problem is the added time it takes to ditch every seam, which I would do if it were my own quilt. Would it be really bad to not ditch the seams on these little quilts and quilt it in a custom style? Should I do some minimal ditching at the very least, or does some ditched and some not, look worse than none at all. I always try to keep a light density to the quilting on these to maintain softness for the kiddies, but enjoy trying to add some fun motifs for them to look at. Thanks in advance for your advice!