Tiger Tape Quilter's Big Stitch Stitching Guide Tape 30 Yards Use Pearl Cotton #8 and size 5 needle to make your big stitches. It's fast, it's easy. It's re-usable. At the pair of lines, go down a line and up a line, big stitches will be on top of the quilt. You'll love the look and the hand quilting goes really fast. Great for straight line quilting, buttonhole stitch and top stitch.