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One more Aurifill vote. I love it. I mostly use white, light tan or cream, and the grays for darker fabrics. But if I use a dark background like navy I might use navy thread if I have a small aurifill spool of it. I have purchased the small spool kits when on sale so I have numerous colors. Its fun to use them. I use Superior Polyester for quilting and Isacord for quilting. They both work great and ai look for sales.
Another Aurifil convert over here :)
I am an Aurifil fan too. It may seem expensive at first glance, but the spool has over 1400 yds of thread on it. For comparison, Coats & Clark Dual Duty has about 400 yds. If you figure out price per yard, the Coats & Clark is more expensive than Aurifil.
I just bought some Cairo Quilt thread from Bobbin Central. It's the same weight/composition as Aurifil and about 1/2 the price. I haven't tried it yet, but assuming I'm happy with it, it will save me a lot of money. :)
Aurifil thread is great. I just bought 5 spools on Hancock of Paducah it was on sale for about 9.72. I am not sure how long the sale is but maybe you can check it out. On Amazon it runs about $11 or 12 dollars.
I use a lot the connecting threads thread lately, but I LOVE magnifico from Superior Threads.
I like Aurifil 50wt., too... But have nine at the moment....... One of my two Chihuahuas chewed up the two spools I had, and I haven't replaced them.... They are a little pricey..... But..... At least one spol is in my plans for October..... I really want a light and a dark....
Right now, I am usng the big Coats and Clark spools... Nit my favorite, but JoAnn's had a sale....and I needed thread.
Another vote for Auriful.
I get my thread on sale and have a variety. Generally, I use the same thread for piecing and for quilting (50 weight - 3 ply). I use neutrals for piecing and colors to match for quilting. Both cotton and polyester is acceptable in my book.
The only thread my machine does not like is Coats and Clark Dual Duty. So a lot has to do with how finicky the machine is.
One thing to remember, cotton threads are linty and require the bobbin area to be cleaned more often than polyester.
Check out the Superiorthreads website. There is tons of good info about threads and needles.
All cotton quilt gets all cotton thread too. Even if I do have to order it.
For piecing I use large cones of 100% cotton thread, 50 wt., eggshell color, 3,000 yds. at my LQS. Not sure of the brand. I pay $18.95 a cone. It lasts a long time. I've never tried Aurifil. For FMQ I use Signature 40 wt. in a large cone. Single color thread is $9.00. Or...I use Superior King Tut in the large cones. I ordered them through a friend who has a LAQ & had placed a large order, so the cones were ~$15. each. Reg. price is ~$25. JCY