All over cross hatching is easier to do on a domestic machine than a LA. I do ruler work for SID and some background fill cross hatching but it is a chore to do it all over on a quilt and unless you mark in advance it is really easy for your lines to stray of the straight and narrow, even with a ruler.

I like using the serpentine stitch for scrap quilts and do large scale cross hatching.

If you want to do it a little fancier than just stitch in the dtich or cross-hatch, try:
1. using the walking foot, quilt 1/4" from each seam line (both sides)
2. if your machine have a serpentine stitch (a wavy line) stitch in the ditch with it

This isn't what I call stitch in the ditch, looks like what I call echo quilting 1/4" from the stitch line...I like that look!

Ideas for quilting scrap quilt
 

Would someone please clue me in on quilting the duck, ect, mentioned in the ideas for this quilt? I am interested for the next baby quilt, which I am sure I will be making!
Mariah.

P. S. When I don't have much time, I tie my quilts and comforters, and they seem to make a hit.
Mariah.

I recently did two scrap quilts by machine knotting them and then meandering on the borders. Fast and looks good.

I have made dozens of baby quilts that size, and larger and I use either a straight stitch or a slightly elongated zig-zag stitch sewing across the squares diagonally. I haven't mastered FMQ, but on even simple 9-patch blocks I quilt across the squares and I like to use a pretty rayon thread, sometimes variegated, simple quilting, but the rayon thread gives it a little jazz.

To do a large meandering or stippling stitch is very quick. The next quickest thing in my opinion would be cross hatching.

I love the look of cross hatching and do it whenever I can. It is easy. You can mark with a ruler and chalk, or use masking tape.