Spacing quilting
I'm quilting a baby quilt with a walking foot, using diagonal lines. The pattern is Jacob's ladder and I really like the way the quilting emphasizes the diagonal lines in the pattern. I would like to just do the diagonals in one direction, but wonder if I have to also do them in the other direction as well (perpendicular to the current lines). If the instructions on the batting say I can quilt lines up to 8 inches apart, do I also have to cross those lines in order to hold the batting firmly in place? This is a bay quilt which will be washed often, and I do try to build durability into my work. Thoughts?