Quilt query
 

Hi everyone, I appreciate all your help since I have been on this forum, but now I have been told that when you quilt, you should always, yes always stitch all over the quilt, not just in the ditch, not just around characters etc, but all over it, like a jigsaw puzzle. Is this correct, if so I have been doing it all wrong,

Idle Di

I am far from an expert like many on this board, but I personally like stitch in the ditch. I am not competent enough to do the fancy stuff! Do what pleases you.

You can quilt it any way you like, as long as you check the guidelines on the batting you are using and keep the stitches within that range.

the amount of quilting is dictated by the batting reqirements... check the package for the minimum distance of quilting. any more than that is quilter's choice

I never listen to what I'm told........:o

The quilting is your decision. Sounds like you've been found by a Know It All. Just smile and then proceed to do what you want! :D

Oh thank you, I was just worried that I was not 'doing it right'

Idle Di

A number of years ago a new guy joined my work group. We were sitting in the staff room at lunch one day. I had just reheated my leftover spaghetti in the microwave, and was starting to eat when he quietly says, "you know, you're doing that wrong." I was flummoxed; what was I doing wrong? After some intense questioning, it turns out that he felt my Tupperware container was the wrong way to transport my leftovers, and the microwave was the wrong way to reheat it. The right way? Ziplock bag, then submerge it in boiling water, of course. This began many years of "you know, you're doing that wrong" jokes, even though he was actually not joking when he said it.

The moral of this story is, don't believe everyone who says you're doing it wrong... their way might be stupid.

It's your quilt, do what you want to do. Ignore the quilt police, or at least ask why when someone tells you what you 'should' do, especially when the word 'should' is accompanied by 'always'.

Having said that, some battings require that quilting be no more than 4 inches apart, some 8, some 10.

This site explains why better than I can.

http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...distances.html

And it's okay to use only straight lines - or only curved lines - or a combination.

I think a quilt lays better if the quilting is more or less evenly spaced over the surface - but I may be wrong about that.