We all have our own biases by how we were raised so this is one of those very gray area. I was told that polyester thread being strong would eventually literally cut thru with being against cotton fabric. You see antique quilts and they were most likely made with cotton thread. I was taught over 20 years ago to use cotton thread and I prefer to use Mettler Silk wrapped cotton thread. I also try to avoid using any invisible thread. I am from the old school that hand stitching the binding to the back of my quilt. I just think it has a more professional look to my quilts. But my best friend quilts a lot of charity quilts doing the machine binding stitching and I don't judge her for doing it a different way. Some quilters prefer W&N and other prefer Hobbs. Some quilters prefer a Bernina sewing machine while others prefer Janome. So if you ask a gray question, expect a wide diverse opinions on the subject. We ALL have something in common and that is the Love and Joy we put into the quilts we make.
