FMQ vs SITD

Stitch AROUND the ditch.
Sew Preeti Quilts: Circle Sewing Studio

With a very good matching thread, I LOVE to stitch in the ditch, going very slow & using your great feet normally supplied with your machine.

After I learned that pretty good, I also LOVE to stitch the foot width of the machine away from each 'ditch,' approximately 1/4" away from your seams.

I also like to use an 'echo' stitch, which is just an outline of the lock & each echo getting further away from the prior echo. Works really well for Sunbonnet Sue, etc.

Fourth, likely the easiest of all, is using a straight stitch across your entire quilt, being sure that your sitch lines are equally the same distant apart in your entire quilt. Tape helps me keep that line straight.

Good luck to you as you learn various ways to quilt away!

With a very good matching thread, I LOVE to stitch in the ditch, going very slow & using your great feet normally supplied with your machine.

After I learned that pretty good, I also LOVE to stitch the foot width of the machine away from each 'ditch,' approximately 1/4" away from your seams.

I also like to use an 'echo' stitch, which is just an outline of the lock & each echo getting further away from the prior echo. Works really well for Sunbonnet Sue, etc.

Fourth, likely the easiest of all is using a straight stitch across your entire quilt, being sure that your sitch lines are equally the same in your entire quilt. Tape helps me keep that line straight.

Good luck to you as you learn various ways to quilt away!