the amish stitch

Okay, it's really not an Amish stitch, or even a Mennonite stitch for that matter.  It's a simple quilting stitch.  A quilting stitch should be small, even, and consistent. Like this:

the stitching of Denise Younge and Charlotte Shaw

and then there is not quite so experienced stitching like this:

the stitching of Monica Bryan

We all joked about the "toenail stitch".  If your stitch is too long, they claim a person's toenail could get caught on it.  But really, has anyone ever had their toenail caught in a stitch in their bedspread or quilt? So while I'm not making toenail stitches, I fear my quilting stitches resemble me - fat and inconsistent.