[quote=quiltlady37]Someone recently posted about a hand quilting needle. I have searched several pages of posts and can't find it. I think it was a John James or something special. Can you tell me what it is?[/quote
The ones we use in Australia are called 'in betweens' - a number 9 sized needle would be good to start with. There are some specialty ones which go through the material more easily than others. A John James is one of those types and one of those needles generally costs twice as much as a packet of the others...at least that is how it is in this neck of the woods.