Originally Posted by
bkay
I looked at the pattern. It's a nice design. The question is, how big is your basic block? By basic block, I mean one white rectangle sewn to one colored rectangle. That will tell you whether your plan will work. Your batting says you need to sew every 5 to 6 inches. If the remaining unquilted space exceeds 6", your plan won't work.
If I were doing this, I'd save that batting for another purpose and get one that gives you more unquilted space, although 8 inches is about the maximum.
Another option is to tie the quilt. Jordan fabric has a video on how to tie a quilt.
No, I would not leave the border unquilted. If I were doing stitch in the ditch, I'd just keep going on in that straight line right off the edge of the quilt.
bkay
Each block is 8"x8", so I'm thinking if I sew at least once across each block, that falls within the 4"-6" allowance.
So you think it would look fine to just stitch straight across the border? I'm not picturing how that would look, but of course I've never done this before!