I like light to medium quilting density as I stitch in the ditch, simple FMQ, or use my embroidery machine to quilt. That said, most of my quilts are NOT frequently washed, so maybe as time goes on I will find the downside of light quilting. I prefer to have the piecing and design be the focal point rather than the quilting. But maybe that is a differnce between someone who likes to make the tops, and someone who likes to quilt. I very much enjoy and appreciate high density quilting, and the beautiful designs I see from quilters. Just not something I can do. I have never sent a quilt out to be quilted either.