I hadnt thought of the 2in wide. I had my mom get me some today and she got the narrow which has worked really well for what i am doing. I am doing a QAYG but I dont like heavy dense quilting. I have never asked why you have to quilt so close together cause i always think if I like it than what does it matter. This is also my first quilt putting real batting in. Before I have used recycled baby blankets from the hospital and muslin in between a heavy material. Is there a reason you should quilt so close together?