Originally Posted by a1crafter
We were instructed not to use sheets for hand quilting because the thread count is usually too high and it is hard to quilt through by hand. It probably would not matter for machine quilting.
I am a hand quilter and I use sheets for the backing - I do not have a problem quilting it. The one I am doing now the sheet is an old sheet cotton/poly and working just fine. Some I piece, but can not afford it now so using sheets that I no longer can fit on the bed.