I'm guilty of using surger thread too. Cheap and comes in lovely colors. I tend to "quilt to death" my quilts, so I'm not worried that it's not as durable as thicker thread, and, IMO, easy to dart around the quilt on (not dart as in "darts to make your clothes fit, I mean, zoom around with the thread!!) It's easy to make those little designs with. When I'm doing a larger pattern, I like a thicker thread.