There are no stupid questions. yes quilting with a twist, it helps to define, highlight, shade, and add details. It can also be called Thread Play. But all of this does quilt it at the same time. It also can be done with heavy thread like 30wt. but is hard to find in solid colors. On the board is the cone flower i did, this time i had used 2 strands of 40wt. through one needle to get a heavy thread painting effect. Hope i am explaining it good enough to understand.