I just did one with stitching about 1/4" away from each side of the seam....it is okay and it was a full size quilt...on the bulky side, But I don't think It'd look very good on a smaller lighter colored quilt. I am learning FMQ and stippling and that has TONS of options. I have to finished the binding on this one first and then start the layering of the next one (top is done) and then I will do stippling in some areas. I also tried on a "practice" quilt that is going to be for dolls, using a wide wave decorative stitch my machine has...and do that OVER the seams, instead of SITD. It looks pretty good on solids, might be a little busy for prints. Let us know what you decide!