Also, it takes so much longer to complete a project with small quilting designs. Those little patterns look lovely but I personally think those small designs should be used for small projects or quilts for show only. Quilts for everyday use don't need all that. I know many of the quilts from the past were quilted with very small designs. I think those quilts were still comfortable because the handstitching is loose by comparison to machine stitching. Consider how many stitches per inch by hand compared to how many stitches per inch by machine and I think you'll get what I mean.