Aurifil Mako Cotton 50wt
Eqyptian long staple cotton
200m / 220yds
 
Aurifls 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, subbtle 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)