[quote=yomomma43]One more question..... What is connecting thread? I'm new to quilting and have never heard of this. When I started machine quilting Joann's had thread for 1/2 off and I bought 8 spools of the cotton quilting thread. I hate it. It is as curly as curl ribbon. I wish I hadn't bought so much of it, but 1/2 off is a good bargain. Like my hubby says, it's not a bargain if you don't like it.[/quote
It sounds like you may have bought hand quilting thread, which is glazed, so that it won't knot up while quilting, it is kind of wirey. It should not be used in a machine.