I forgot about the bobbin genie. Take the spring out of your bobbin case and replace it with the genie. They really do help and come in both L and M sizes.
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Annaquilts
If you want 100 percent cotton, Aurifil 50wt Mako Cotton Thread is my go to for quilting on my domestic machine, Janome 6500. I also use it for piecing.
You might also try a bobbin genie in your domestic machine. Another thread for quilting with the domestic machine is Superior, one that also has some poly.
The long arm likes Glide and some other threads for the long arm. It does overall better, less breakage, with a long arm thread that has some poly because that is stronger.
Use the same weight thread in the top and bottom or a little thinner in the bottom. Use a 90/40 topstich needle in your domestic machine when quilting and a 80/12 sharp if piecing. I found that putting my machine, Janome 6500, in quilting mode, NOT dropping the feed dogs and then just quilt with above mentioned Auralfil and 90/14 topstich needle works perfectly every time for me. Keep playing with your domestic machine and find the perfect combo for your set up.