It was love at first stitch for me. My machine loved the way Aurifil 50 weight thread glided through and she made the best stitches of her life. I think I remember her saying, “where have you been all my life?” {insert swoon}
I only piece with the mako 50. My fave color is 2600. “Dove” is the perfect color to piece anything. I do not change threads when I piece. This soft gray color cone stays threaded all the time.
If you have a fave like me, did you know it’s available on 6400 meter cones, as well as the 1300 meter above? What’s more sad when you are in a piecing groove than an empty spool?
I also use it in the bobbin when long arm quilting.
And the diversity of thread options will make your head spin! 4 weights of cotton, wool, invisible, polyester, cotton floss…oh my!
Aurifil is a huge supporter of the indie sewing world. They sponsor a great Quilts of Valor program, Under our Wings (learn more here), support bloggers and small shops with giveaway sponsorships, and travel the world to educate quilters and shop owners on the powers of good thread.
Besides the individual spools we can collect & display like little spool jewels, Aurifil also offers collections curated by some of today’s most popular designers.
You have a chance to win one of these beautiful curations when you enter your quilt in the Scrap Quilt Challenge!
Did you know you can download color cards, spool images & color names from the Aurifil website? You can even save them to your Dropbox so they are easy to find on all your devices! We use them all the time.
To show some early love and give you a chance to quilt your Challenge quilt with Aurifil, we’re going to give away these 3 spools (1300m each) of 40wt mako right now! Light Red Orange, Grey & Yellow.
Leave a comment on your favorite thing about Aurifil (if you can’t name just ONE, it’s ok, we understand…tell it all). If you have never used it, tell us about the project you’ll use the thread on if you are the lucky winner!
Giveaway closes August 31.
I hope you are making great progress on your scrap bin and your Challenge quilt! Don’t forget we have a Facebook group for show & tell and quilting fun in general. We share lots of free patterns there too!

