Originally Posted by 0tis
Hi everyone,
I always use 100% cotton thread for piecing and quilting - but I had a project that needed another color and I only had 100%polyester mettler thread that came with my machine - how good does it work on cotton fabric for piecing? It seems so small and light - I wonder if it holds up well..
For piecing you can use any color of thread. The only time I even worry about what color the thread is is if I'm using white fabric and I don't want a darker thread to shadow thru. Otherwise I use medium neutrals, ecrus, grays and sage greens all work great.