My bailey loved Connecting Threads cotton - and I'd buy it when 30% off so it was very affordable. Right not I'm not decided if my Fusion does not like it, or if I'm still working through other problems. I've got a lot of Connecting thread spools, so it will be a bummer if this new machine prefers something else. I can always use that for piecing, though I've already got more thread than I'll probably use in my lifetime for piecing. I really hate that I may have to stock up on all the colors - again.