Originally Posted by
Prism99
The only downside I can see is that if your quilting stitches are too close, you could find it difficult to remove the basting threads after quilting over them.
I agree with this.
And as someone else mentioned, you could remove the basting stitches as it gets quilted.
If you're doing a pantograph from the back of the machine, I would be extra vigilant to keep checking to ensure that you don't get any puckers or pleats.