Ah ha!!! So...you think you were cheating and then you found out that your MOM did it too???? hehehehehhehehehh!!!!! Girl, its your quilt....quilt it with whatever you want to use!! I've never used 2 strands of hand quilting thread...I'll have to give it a try...I HAVE used 2 strands of thread in the top when quilting on the machine and that really makes it look like hand stitching.