hi...thanks for your post! I just finished a quilt I handquilted with W/N....it was challenging sometimes. Sore hands and fingers some days, but it was okay. I am using warm and white for this one, but have not started yet. I have not tried the Quilter's Dream Request. I have some Quilter's Dream Cotton...same thing?? Also have some bamboo and hobbs wool to use....looking forward to a project with those battings. I have a very large UFO that I would love to handquilt with something that quilts like butter!