Originally Posted by jeanharville
It seems if open seams can withstand the pressure of a human body bending and streching and the abuse of washing, they ought to be able to hold a quilt together.
Exactly! As someone else mentioned, this 'rule' comes from the days of hand sewing. If you're machine piecing with good quality long staple cotton thread and you're sure to 'lock' each end of the seam by crossing it with the subsequent seam then nothing will unravel. Even if you then choose to SITD. If it makes you happier, if it's an item that will get a lot of wear such as a child's quilt, shorten your stitch length a tad.
If the 'quilt police' come at you with a 'rule', ask them why? If they can give you a reasonable, intelligent explanation, then perhaps the 'rule' is worth consideration, otherwise, take no notice! :mrgreen: :lol: