Originally Posted by
Anina S
I’m a beginner hand quilter and started quilting my first appliqué quilt. I’ve done one round of echoing around the shapes about 1/8” away and started the 2nd round about 1/4” from that one.
I’m now wondering if that’s too close together because I read somewhere that the lines shouldn’t be closer than 1/2” apart.
The appliqué shapes are quite small. The pattern I used is “Euphoria Tapestry Quilts” by Deborah Kemball.
1/4" is fine, especially since you're hand quilting. Looking at pictures from the book it seems like the author uses very dense quilting, so if you have the patience, go for it!
You say you're a beginner hand quilter, but I assume you're done appliqué before? That is an amazing quilt! I would love to see some pictures of your version.