Aurifil Mako Cotton 50wt
Egyptian long staple cotton
1300m / 1422yds
 
Aurifils 50wt is their most popular and most versatile cotton thread. Look for the iconic orange spool. This is the weight most people will use for patchwork piecing.
 
Great for patchwork piecing, english paper piecing, subtle quilting, dense quilting, topstitching, longarm quilting, hand piecing, bobbin and lace, hand applique, machine applique, machine embroibery and bobbin fill.
 
Also great for general sewing and dressmaking. 
 
Recomended needles: 
Schmetz microtex 70/80 for machine piecing
Schmetz quilting 75 for machine quilting
4.0 for longarm
(All with 50wt in the bobbin also)