#80 quilting needle

[mischiefkat]

I was gifted a pattern to make microwave bowls. Everything is very straightforward,except pattern wants me to use #80 quilting needle. for this project. Went to look for one this am, found all sorts of #80 needles with slashes and other #'s after the 80. Have no idea what I'm looking for or why. Store clerk wasn't able to help. Can anybody here? Thanks Kathy

[Hulamoon]

Re: #80 quilting needle

You can use a 90/14 too which is pretty common. Here is a good site for the confusing numbers.

http://quiltbug.com/articles/choosing-needle.htm

[Neller]

Re: #80 quilting needle

You can use a 90/14 too which is pretty common. Here is a good site for the confusing numbers.

http://quiltbug.com/articles/choosing-needle.htm

One of the things I love about this forum is that Whenever someone asks a question, someone else has an answer.

[K. McEuen]

Re: #80 quilting needle

You can use a 90/14 too which is pretty common. Here is a good site for the confusing numbers.

http://quiltbug.com/articles/choosing-needle.htm

Hahahaha!!!! I was reading the page on your link Lorie and I have to wonder if the author was a head banger in the 80s because of this ... "A Metallica Thread Needle has a larger Teflon coated eye which reduces friction It should have been Metallic.

[katier825]

Re: #80 quilting needle

Hahahaha!!!! I was reading the page on your link Lorie and I have to wonder if the author was a head banger in the 80s because of this ... "A Metallica Thread Needle has a larger Teflon coated eye which reduces friction It should have been Metallic.

LOL I love it!

[shirleyknot]

Re: #80 quilting needle

Hey, I actually knew those guys, since for a while I lived right across the road from Jim Hetfield's mom.

[Hulamoon]

Re: #80 quilting needle

Hahahaha!!!! I was reading the page on your link Lorie and I have to wonder if the author was a head banger in the 80s because of this ... "A Metallica Thread Needle has a larger Teflon coated eye which reduces friction It should have been Metallic.

lol Maybe they were smoking when they wrote it.

[Sylvia H]

Re: #80 quilting needle

A #80/12 needle is recommended when you are using 50 weight thread. I think you can also use a #75 needle with 50 weight thread - but I don't see that size available very often. You can use a #90/14 needle, but it makes a larger hole, which the 50 weight thread does not fill up. I suspect that after washing, this won't make much of a difference.

BTW - a topstich needle works just as good as a quilting needle.

[Suzette]

Re: #80 quilting needle

I mostly use Schmetz universal 80/12 for all my piecing and quilting, especially FMQ'ing. Has made a world of difference (for the better!)