Just cos you bought a pre-cut sized wadding doesn't mean you have to make the quilt that size especially as its for a cot quilt.
Check the quilt sizes sticky in The Dark side.
I always machine quilt with a large stitch size (5) as I want the stitches to show.
I luuurve YLI (for ages I thought it was called YOU, because I didn't have reading glasses!!!) variegated threads.
But any quality thread that enhances your quilt will do.
Quilting along the squares???
You can also cross the squares... ie Quilt across the diagonals, for a simple and effective look!
Thank Imi, I think I will cut the wadding to a smaller size; I checked the sizes on the Dark Side so will go with that.
Because the wadding can be quilted up to 10" apart, and I am not piecing squares, I thought I could stitch along the squares to make it look more traditional, would that work? Not sure about diagonal.
Also would it be best to pin or baste the layers?
I've just had another thought, if I
do use the same fabric for the backing I would have to try to match up the squares
. Not sure I'm ready for that yet!
Thanks for the tip on stitch size