All you ladies are so much fun to read what you say & pics of your quilts & stuff!! I have found that most quilters also love God,gardening & animals. We are a special group. I am working on a 3rd auction quilt for where I work. UAMS has a yearly auction for their cancer research & it thrills me that I have used my talents to make $ for them in doing something I love so much. I have a question of my own, this quilt I am finished with now & would like to hand quilt using a varigated color thread since the back is purple & the top is orange, purple,lime green & black. Any suggestions on brands etc. Is it diffucult to use? Yhans for all your suggestions