Thank you all for your replies, you've confirmed what I've seen in other videos and read. I'm not sure if it was just because it was a table runner that was being quilted, and obviously smaller, but the video I was watching said to sew 1/8th" all around the edge. The video was by Donna Jordan of Jordan Fabrics an experienced quilter so I was surprised, in fact I watched the video several times to make sure I wasn't mistaken lol.