My dogs stand guard at my front door, with very strict instructions to not allow in any "Quilt Police"...so far, it has worked. I figure...my house, my studio, my fabric...my way. Yes I use what thread I have, I buy fabric from Walmart, I over pin everything....and I spend far too many hours on this board....I am a widow living on social security and I figure at this time in my life "I can finally do it 'my way' "