Echo Quilting
 

Do you quilt on both sides of the seam for echo quilting or just one side? I can't seem to do a good job of stitch in the ditch so I thought I might try echo quilting.

I've seen it both ways. Angela Walters does echoing quite a lot & it looks so pretty.

Echoing doesn't mean stitching beside the seam. It's stitching beside another line of quilting. For instance you might stitch around an applique flower, then stitch again roughly the same distance from the first line of stitching, and repeat as many times as you like.

To answer the question though, you can quilt on both sides of the seam if you like, or only one side, or even make a lovely wavy line that crosses the seam.

check Leah Day she calls it echo ditching

I've heard stitching 1/4 away from seam called 'outline quilting.'

I love echoing. It's very forgiving and an excellent way to travel when FMQing.

With echo quilting I have seen it more often on one side.
I think with stitch in the ditch I have had better luck when I really slow down and use some type of thread that is very thin and blends in completely. I think I have a stitch in the ditch foot that I have never used. I will have to get it out next time and try it.

I want to encourage you to try your stitch in the ditch foot . I love mine . It has a narrow blade in the center of it which you put right on the seam and just follow the seam . I had been ditching in
the ditch for quite a while when I read a tip to gently hold the two seams apart , and this tip greatly helped me stay in the ditch without wobbles outside the ditch .

If you check Angela Walters, you will find that you can use echo quilting any which way you want. She says she is a great fan of echoing because it fills space and always looks well done. I use it when I can't figure out anything else that looks good. And I am always happy with the way it turns out.