I'll tell ya, after quilting last night for a few hours, I'm liking the thread basting even more. This is a small project, but I'm thinking that it would be just as good for the bigger ones, too. Funny that it took me running out of pins to figure this out. Sharon S.'s video says to use more of a tatting thread, is that what you guys use? I just used older cotton thread. I would think the tatting thread would leave holes in the quilt.