Peckish

Tulip brand needles. Love them! I buy them at my LQS.
http://en.tulip-japan.co.jp/handstitch/

Mkotch

Wow - lots of different ideas here. I use a straw needle for bindings and for applique. They are fine and longer than the usual quilting needles. I don't use the finest because I can't see to thread them, so it must be the #11?

QuiltingWillie

I mostly us a #10 Milliners needle. Richard Hemming & Son is the brand I use.

Pam S

I have always used the short little sharps with a small eye because I felt like they helped me make nearly invisible stitches. You have all convinced me to try long needles. I will go buy some and see how I can do with them.

Dolphyngyrl

I know I used Roxanne before I did it all by machine, but not sure what type, but they glide through the fabric

RedGarnet222

John James gold eye embroidery needle here too. Easier to see the needle head and they are the right size to get a good small stitch.

juliasb

I use what ever needle feels good that day because of my arthritis. Some days a longer and thinner needle is best and on other days a shorter and thin needle is better. Usually with a large enough eye that I can pass a thread through without struggling. Then I sew like a maniac until I am done with the quilt.

WMUTeach

Like you I use what ever is handy. I have found little difference in the finished product between the different needles .