I just finished layering a queen size quilt with batting that recommended quilting or tacking no further than 5" apart. The quilt I made was a jelly bean pattern (the picture is an example). I tacked in the center of each small square and they are 5 inches apart....... however, if you measure every other block's distance between each other, it is 9". I don't know whether to hand quilt around the larger blocks, or just to let it go as is. What would happen if I didn't do anything but the tacking? Please advise!
