I am a hand quilter, and the only thing I will use is Mountain Mist Quilt Lite. It quilts so much easier than cotton batting of any kind. The stitches stand out very well, and it is easy to get tiny ones. I usually buy it when JoAnn's have their batting at half off, and I also have another 10% off coupon so it makes it very reasonable. Machine quilting for me is for the birds. I can't do it. Most of mine now go to a long armer because I have so may tops I will never get them quilted by hand.