Originally Posted by
AlvaStitcher
When you do an overall design in FMQ, do you still stitch in the ditch on the quilt? Sometimes I find that when I stitch in the ditch, the design is distorted somewhat even using the even feed foot. Thanks for your responses.
When you say the design is distorted, do you mean the FMQ design? I think the SITD is usually done first.
I haven't done SITD when using an allover design. It seems like it would ruin the effect of the allover FMQ design on the quilt back.