You will love Aurifil Thread 50wt Cotton - 3840 French Lilac Variegated for its quality and versatility! Aurifil thread is strong and thin, and results in remarkably flat and crisp seams. It's Perfect for piecing, topstitching, subtle quilting, and English paper piecing. It also works incredibly well for Needle Turn Applique, Bobbin and Machine Lace, Machine Applique (Straight Stitch, Zig Zag, Blind Hem and Blanket Stitch,) Machine Embroidery, Dense Machine Quilting, Subtle Machine and Longarm Quilting, Basting, Whole Cloth and Micro Quilting, and Dense Background Designs.