Neat blocks! I started EPP for the same reason you mentioned. I like the Bottom Line for my EPP. I bought one of those donut things with all the colors so that works for me, and I like that the thread doesn’t seem too heavy. I do my stitching using the “flat back” method as done by Karen from DIY Addicts. So it wouldn’t really matter about the color of thread as the stitching is on the back so you don’t see the thread from the front. Karen has some You Tubes about her stitching method.