I didn't respond to your original post but did comment to my daughter that it is so hard to "hear" how people are saying things when all we see is the printed word. I knew when I read your post that it was stating your viewpoint, not critizing, but I also figured you would get some negative feedback. What each of us choose to use for quilting purposes is individual, neither right or wrong and is dictated by many things. Keep posting and responding--and you have nothing to apologize for.