Originally Posted by
QuiltE
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One thing you've made me wonder about .... is there a special needle type that we should be using for quilting??? as it's "punching" thru a lot more than the typical two pieces of quilting cotton.
There are specific 'Quilting' machine needles which have a longer narrower indent on the shaft which is meant to facilitate going through the layers of a quilt. I really quite like these - and as a new FMQer I have had the most success with these type of needles; however there is a sizable school of thought that believes the only type of needle you need is a topstitch needle and the rest of the needle types are superfluous. And I imagine, much like sewing machine brands, there will be as many different opinions on which needle type is best as there are members on the quilit board !