Am I on the right track with my quilt?
I'm making my first ever quilt. The quilt top was very enjoyable in selecting fabrics, cutting and piecing and sewing. but I have struggled with making the quilt sandwich and quilting. Choosing how to quilt - I chose stitch in the ditch - was daunting. I didn't know about any of these things like stippling, etc. I had some problems with my backing fabric bunching and have a few folds. It's not perfectly smooth. Also there were different opinions on thread color - I chose a light color and my backing shows every imperfect stitch as a result. My quilt top looks beautiful though! I have been frustrated how hard quilting was - especially manouvering the big quilt through my machine's throat. So after making my first quilt, I love making the quilt top and disliked quilting it together. Is my experience typical and is quilting usually this hard? I already have a second quilt in the works and completed the quilt top. Now I have to make the sandwich and quilt a second time - ugh!!