I used it for handquilting -- my very first quilt. I liked it very much but didn't really know why until I recently started some hand-quilting without it! Now that I've read this great thread (no pun intended!) I realize why I liked it. I think I have looked for it at JoAnne's but didn't find it. I THINK I bought mine at Hancocks when I was just a baby newbie -- now I am a junior newbie lol
Judi