My family prefers wide space quilting so the quilt is 'more cuddly' . For regular any use quilts I make them, I do crosshatching quilting. Looks great on any quilt pattern and I can be up to four inches apart and still look good. They are happy and I save a lot of money. They all have nice expensive long armed quilted quilts but say they are too stiff. Those will last for decades because they never use them. Folded up in the closet to keep.