Originally Posted by
luana
I took a class from Craftsy where the instructor wanted us to start every project by stitching in "every stinking ditch", her words, not mine, using bottom line tread. Then we would go on to feathers, or other designs that would show. The jury is still out on that one. I'm not convinced it's necessary.
I also took that class and found it very interesting. She does some unbelievably beautiful quilts that she really studies what quilting should be in shadow or hilight etc. On her website she shows an example of a quilt with and without ditching every line, and the one she does is much flatter. I'm about to quilt a BOM top that some blocks have 23 pieces in...I, too am just not sure if that's the way to go. Maybe if I were on her level and entering a contest. BTW, her name is Cindy Needham. Her class was the best on I have ever taken!!!!