Originally Posted by Ritacarl
I'm also new to quilting and get lost with some words. What is Ditch quilting? What does SID stand for? I think I have figured out the rest.
Ditch and SID (Stitching In the Ditch) mean doing the actual quilting of the layers together by stitching between quilt top seams, or "in the ditch" where 2 pieces of fabric have been joined.
I was told to slightly pull sideways with each hand (I wear garden gloves, less expensive than quilting gloves, but still have "grip") where 2 fabrics have been joined as the fabric "feeds" under the needle to place your quilting stitches between the rows, aka in the ditch. Then the stitches are barely visible when finished.
I hope my explanation makes sense.