Piecemakers Betweens Quilting Needles Size 12

Piecemaker Betweens Quilting Needles Size 12 are a must for my hand quilting needs. I have tried many other brands, including the very expensive brands, and I've never been satisified, until I tried Piecemaker's.Recently, I ran out of my Piecemaker needles and needed to meet a deadline to finish a Christmas gift. Out of desperation I had to use another brand that had been given to me by a friend. She had promised that the new needles were "the best to be found" and I would "love them". So I opened the package and threaded the fancy designer needle with high hopes! (After all, I NEEDED to finish my granddaughter's gift!) After about 3 stitches the "other needle" was bent and I was not able to continue working on my project.Since I live a considerable distance from a quilting supply store I logged on to Amazon.com to order some needles, and my new Piecemaker needles were delivered in just a few days.Piecemakers are very durable and the only brand I have used, with success, for the past 17 years!I'm happy to report that my granddaughter's Christmas gift was completed on time and she loved it!

I have tried a lot of brands and sizes and these are my favorites. They are short and thin enough to make it easier to hand quilt through thick seams but I have not bent one yet. They are a little hard to thread since the eye is very small, but I am able to thread them with my Bohin desktop needle threader.Edited: I just tried threading them with my Clover desk needle threader and that works better than the Bohin.

Many moons ago I was having fits with needles breaking while I was quilting, so I tried Piecemakers and the problem was solved. I quilt through a relatively thin cotton batting (Quilters' Dream I think its called, and it IS a dream), so I'm not doing any heavy duty stuff, But breaking needles just doesn't cut it, and since I've been quilting with Piecemakers (years and years) I haven't had one broken needle. They are shorter than other 12s, I think. Strong little critters, they can take abuse, too.

I don't use any other band of needles. I hand quilt and they are the best for me.

Love these needles for hand quilting!!! One of the better brands available, and the eye is just big enough for threading.

received needles in a timely manner - thought these were the longer type quilt needles but these are actually very small - will use but next time I will go to the store and pick up and not order on line -

I love these needles. They are great for hand quilting and hand sewing

Strong, get 30-40 hours of quilting from each. I quilt 10 stitches to the inch so I put a good deal of strain on a needle. These last a long while.