i was reading all thru the links for hand quilting. saw the board roll up method. might do that from now on. i see everyone says to be sure and use 'hand quilting' thread. sooo, will do that. might have to go shopping. have plenty of machine thread, but everything said the wt was different. wow, yrs ago when i did a couple quilts, i just used regular ole thread. and i am sure that's what my grandma used when i was a little girl. just regular ole thread.