Originally Posted by
Tartan
It used to be that sheets were harder to hand quilt through but with machine quilting it no longer matters. You still want good quality sheets so they last the life of the quilt.
This is what I found (I am a hand quilter). And it is
because they are so superior to quilting fabric (have a higher thread count) that I could not get my needle through. So go cheap, or go used, and (especially if you machine quilt) you should be fine. I think it is a great alternative.