Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
I just went to a talk by a lady who works for YLI threads and I think she said the only important thing is not to use the hand quilting thread in your machine, otherwise it is up to you. Regular thread would be fine for most purposes. You wouldn't use a walking foot for FMQ. Instead you would use a quilting foot, sometimes called a darning foot.
I have a darning foot and thank you so much for letting me know about that and the thread.