Originally Posted by
lindadee
I use different weight threads for hand piecing and hand quilting. For hand quilting I use the glazed cotton Coats and Clark hand quilting thread or YLI hand quilting thread. I find these threads too thick for hand piecing, though. For that I use Aurifil 50 wt cotton. Is the Amish quilt your bought an antique or was it made recently?
We bought it several years ago when we were in Holmes County OH from some Amish ladies who were selling them out of their homes.