ShabbyTabby

What do most of you all use for your piecing and/or machine quilting?

hopetoquilt

http://www.connectingthreads.com/tut...read__D89.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8SF-6kZTX8
some good links

I use machine quilting thread from Joannes (less expensive stuff for piecing)
I plan to switch to polyester for machine quilting as I heard good things about it
I use hand quilting thread for hand stitching the binding
I plan to buy silk for needle turn applique (haven't tried hand applique yet)

One of the big pointers I picked up is that different machines work better with different threads (for no apparent reason). One thread type/brand may work beautifully in one machine and may not work in another.

ckcowl

i love the threads from connecting threads- now days i pretty much buy all my thread from them-
their new machine quilting thread is wonderful.
for hand work/applique and piecing i use silk thread...i just love using it- it is fine-strong and smooth great to work with.

katier825

I've only used Coats & Clark on my featherweight...works great, and I have a ton of it that I'm trying to use up. My Viking works well with many brands, except for Connecting Threads brand. I generally use Aurifil, Wonderfil, Gutterman or Coats & Clark. The Aurifil/Wonderfil spools last a long time and I think it's better price for the quantity than some of the other brands.

Maia B

Aurifil 50 wt for piecing, 12, 28, or 40 wt for quilting. Or Masterpiece by Superior for piecing, Perfect Quilter or King Tut for quilting. I love Superior's titanium needles. They have TONS of info on their website.

Granny Quilter

Polyester will melt from a hot iron

whinnytoo

I like Marathon threads , for piecing and for longarm quilting

BellaBoo

I like Connecting Thread's Essential Pro on the cone for most of my machine quilting. I have some of every brand of thread there is bought on sale over the years. I got a lot of Aurifil thread on clearance and it's very good. Glide from Fil Tec is excellent for colorful machine quilting. I like WonderFil thread and of course my all time favorite thread is YLI silk thread. Superior thread is almost perfect. Guttermann is great. Mettler is strong. Star seems a little linty but good. C&C works when others keep breaking. Sulky is glamorous. Robinson Anton has a great selection of colors. Each brand has a pros and cons. You'll find your favorites as you start using all the different brands.

hopetoquilt

That is the most eloquent and informative description of quilting thread I have ever read. Thanks for the list of different brands! Do you use cotton or polyester?

coffeegirl

I am not much of a machine quilter, but for piecing I prefer to use 100% cotton, 50 wt, 3 ply thread. I like Auriful and Guttermann, but have also used other brands.