I've done a couple of quilts using the big stitch and was very happy with the results. I didn't know all of the information on this website then; I was a beginning quilter. I found my stitches got very nice and even as I went and was happy to finish a project in a short time. I love the fact that the stitching does look a little like sashiko even though I didn't use the correct thread for that. With the prices of long arm quilting getting so high, I may go back to doing this for a few of my upcoming quilts. Thanks for starting this thread.