Welcome Woody and Joy, it is great to have some new comers on our AOTH journey. I love to use Bottom Line thread or silk thread if I can find it in the right colors. I have very limited access to silk threads, so I have just the basic colors. I find that some of the cheaper threads tend to knot and break; very frustrating. AOTH is frustrating on its own; I don't need any help from lousy thread. I figure this quilt will be a keeper and I feel that all of my time is worth the best I can afford. I'll be looking for your posts and cheering for you to complete your quilt. I hope to complete mine this summer when things will slow down (I hope, I hope.)