I just want to offer my sincere thanks to Laquita for starting this thread. I am new to quilting and just starting my first quilt top. I joined the QB a few weeks ago but haven't been brave enough to ask some of my dumb questions. But, just last night I was having a terrible time with my thread balling up and my fabric getting sucked into the dark hole and was feeling so defeated. And today I open up the QB and find my solution- leaders and enders. I love reading the postings and have used the search function to solve issues I am having. For instance, I was getting frustrated with my wandering foot control and did a search here and am now using an old mouse pad to keep it in place. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise here. Keep up the good work.