gale

I have problems with connecting threads thread breaking too. I can use it for piecing but quilting is too much trouble. Unfortunately I bought about 2 dozen spools of it. I started using Wonderfil Konfetti and love it but the LQS won't be getting any more until they pay their bill (whole 'nother rant about why they told me that) and it's not that easy to find. So I think I'm switching to Aurifil. I can get it from j hittle for a decent price.

scrappycats

For me its Mettler for FMQ- I love the 50 weight and it really looks great when washed up. I get the silk finish 100% cotton. When taking Textiles, I learned that cotton is not as sharp/tough as the man made fibers and then when my Quilting teacher said that if you used cotton fabric and man-made thread it would tear/cut the fibers of the cotton it all clicked. So with cotton fabric, I use a cotton thread.

gollytwo

that's an old wivies tale - you do not need to use cotton thread with cotton fabric. It's like half the established quilting rules - not true.

MZStitch

I disagree about the importance of using cotton thread with cotton fabric. Polyester is stronger than cotton, and my friend has a much loved quilt that has been very used, and the fabric looks good except at every seam the thread is cutting the fabric. She used polyester thread with 100% cotton fabric. Just like a diamond will cut glass, polyester thread will cut through cotton!

gale

I've read it as recently as this year in several quilting magazines like fons & porter, American patchwork and quilting, etc. I prefer cotton anyway.

littlehud

I use Connecting Threads Essential thread and it works fine for me.

magnolia

I use connecting threads for my quilting and piecing. It is very cheap and it works very well for me. It does break every once in a while but not so often that I have decided not to use it anymore. For me, I can't beat the price and I think it is a really good thread.

gale

I think the most annoying problem with the CT thread is not just straight breakage, but it would kinda start fraying and get thinner and thinner (without my noticing at first) and then break. So I'd have to take out a bunch of stitching because of the thinness.

walen

I love working with King Tut and Presencia. Both are really trouble free, have a nice color selection, and look wonderful.

magnolia

That sounds odd. I didn't have that problem. I think my problem is sometimes I might tug a little too hard on my quilts when quilting them.