Nov
Aurifil Thread Designer Challenge
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Do you use Aurifil? Do you like it? Which weight threads do you prefer? Aurifil have provided us with ten sample packs for a Designer Challenge so we need ten willing volunteers who are up for a challenge.
First here’s a quick round up of the five threads you will get in the sample pack and what you might use them for.
50wt – orange spool – 100% cotton – the lightest weight Aurifil thread. Ideal for machine and hand piecing and hand applique. Can also be used for machine and hand quilting for a more subtle look.
40wt – green spool – 100% cotton – slightly heavier. Ideal for machine quilting. Can also be used for hand and machine piecing and hand and machine applique.
28wt – grey spool – heavier again. Ideal for machine and hand quilting when you want the thread to show more clearly on your quilted. Also for raw edge applique finishing on the machine or by hand.
12wt – red spool – comes in cotton or wool – ideal for embroidery, cross-stitch, hand blanket stitch and similar decorative stitches. Can also run through the machine for a very strong quilted look – on my machine straight line quiting is fine with the 12wt but FMQ is a bit of a struggle but not impossible!
So we are looking for readers to participate in this Design Challenge. You can make whatever you like with these threads. Something pieced. Some applique. Some FMQ or straight line quilting. Some cross stitch or embroidery. Or a mixture of all of those. Leave a comment on this post and ten readers will be picked, notified and sent a sample pack of five threads.
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I’m up for the challenge.
I would love to take up the challenge!
Hmm the ideas are running around in my head already…a hand and/or machine quilted whole cloth mini perhaps?
Sounds like a fun challenge!
Would love to, but think living in France may just exclude me.
Im in England but would love to try. I’m struggling with cones of thread as they don’t fit on my pfaff creative. This is frustrating as I’ve a beautiful range of colour I can only hand sew.
I am in Australia and use Aurifil 50wt for piecing and quilting. I would love to be part of this designer challenge.
I use the 50wt orange for piecing always. Love it. Keeps the scant 1/4 inch seams perfect. Would love to try the others. Mary
I’ve tried the 40 and 50 wts but love to try the heavier ones, especially the wool.
I’ve been gifted a few spools of Auriful but am keeping them to use with the FQ’s they came with for a personal FQ challenge project however with my self exploration in FMQ I’d love the challenge of exploring with the 40 or 28 weight in a zentangleish quilt project piece – so yes I’m up for a challenge
I’ve pieced, stitched, appliqued and quilted with Aurifil threads for some years now and I love them! It would be fun to design something with a mixture use of the threads, so I’m in for a challenge!
My first comment leaves me with an email address…. so another one to try with my name and URL:
I’ve pieced, stitched, appliqued and quilted with Aurifil threads for some years now and I love them! It would be fun to design something with a mixture use of the threads, so I’m in for a challenge!
I would like to try them all.
i would love to enter this and i love all your threads ,i make all kinds of crafts and i use your thread for my appliques ………
You know I’m always up for a challenge, oooh, fancy dancy quilting with thread weights I’ve not tried before!
I would love to give this a shot! your thread is the best!!
i could see some applique in the future with those threads. then some basic quilting. i am not very experienced with FMQ yet.
I can’t resist a challenge! BRING IT ON!
Beautiful colors! Including my favorite: orange. I’d love the challenge.
I would love to try… I do my fair share of hand quilting, hand piecing as well as applique on machine and regular quilting but have never tried Aurofil because I can’t get it here in Denmark.
ohh I’m quite desperate to get my hands on more aurifil. Here in France it’s really difficult to get hold of and expensive *sigh*. I ordered some 50wt from the US to try piecing with and have moved onto 40wt for my first attempts at quilting on a frame. Have a perfect spring quilt just waiting for these threads, want to try the 12wt for hand embroidery… ohh and I could give them a go on the embroidery machine. I’d love to have be part of the challenge
Love a challenge! Bring it on
Oh I would love to have a go in the challenge – yes please!!
Buon giorno!! Hello!! Bonjour!! From the Fench Alps right by Italy. Pick me I’m a good candidate. A fun and intriguing challenge:))
I would really love to have chance to be pick for challenge. I do alot machine embroidery & machine quilting, so I like to try 28wt. & 12wt. Please pick me This would be my first win:)
I dont have much choice when it comes to thread… I dont even get poly thread in my town! I’d surely love to play with these, given a chance…
Cheers
I have never used Aurifill and am curious to try… thanks for the chance and challenge!
I love aurifil, but have only used 50wt so would love to try some of the others.
I love using Aurifil, would dearly love to try the thicker cotton weight for some reverse applique perhaps?
I would love to give it a try. Thanks.
Bit of a novice at FMQ but practicing lots! Love raw edge applique and handwork. So yes I’m up for a new challenge!
aurifil 50 wt color 2700 is mu go-to thread for piecing – love aurifil thread – and so does my machine !
I’ve got just the project in mind…want to try a quilt as you go project.
I really am going to have to try aurifil, I’m sure you have enough volunteers for your challenge by now so I’d better to try and find somewhere to buy some.
Great challenge.
I’m up for the challenge!
I would love to be a volunteer. These different weights of thread would work beautifully in a new project that I am designing right now – I am very inspired by the paintings of Paul Klee and in the ways he used color so this mix would be a super accent.
I completed a week long machine embroidery course and so I have lots of ideas I need to try out…… Aurifil looks like it will provide the colourful variety I need to play with.
I’d love to take on this challenge!
I’m all for it!
I would love to participate! Sounds like a lot of creativity!
Susanne
I’d love to try out some new weights on a miniature quilt. I have used the 50 wt for piecing….LOVE IT!
I love Aurafil thread. I typically use the 40wt for everything. It would be a great challenge to participate in. Thank you for the opportunity and information.
Would love to do this challenge as I have not tried Aurifil yet! Fun!
Mostly have used 50wt but looking forward to trying others.
I see a small free motion flower, micro-quilted, using varying weights and layering to achieve depth. Will probably add beads.
I never used Aurifil but would love to give it a try. I’m planning a family quilt with appliqued “hand prints” – that would look great with the colour range provided
I am working on hand quilting for the first time and I love it.
It’s an interesting challenge. I’m enjoying using the Aurifil threads that I won from Lynne at Lily’s quilts so I’d love to try the other weights!
I love using 50wt Aurifil for my piecing, it’s the only thread I use for piecing and I would love a challenge for any of these threads! Looking forward to seeing what is made!
I’ve never used Aurifil but have always wanted to! I’d like to volunteer.
I would love to be a part of this challenge. I haven’t tried Auriful threads, but have always wanted to!
Ready for a new challenge. I bought some aurifil at the Knit & Stitch show and love it. It would be great to work with different types.
Most definitely up for the challenge.
I love Aurifil thread! I use the 50 wt. cotton for piecing and machine quilting. I would love the opportunity to try out the other threads that Aurifil makes.
I would love to part of the challenege. I haven’t used Aurifil before.
I have just discovered 50 wt Aurifil and love it for piecing. I would love to try the other weights and experiment with them all 1 Thank you for the opportunity
I am not familiar with Aurifil and would welcome the challenge to sit down and test the different weights.
i have never used it before . just for the fact that i cant afford it . i would love to try it out and see what its like ? thanks
I would love the challenge….it would be so much fun…..
I’ll play! I’ve got some machine and handwork projects in mind.
I would love to try aurifill! I’m in for a challenge!
I am up for the challenge! I love the 50wt for machine piecing and looking to work with the 28wt for machine thread painting.
I’m definitely up for this challenge – I’ve been dying to try aurafil thread!
I would love the opportunity – always up for a challenge. I have been reading oodles about Aurifil threads and how happy quilters are with the results. How fun it would be to create something using all the thread samples!
Well, I’d probably do something small in each of the categories. Mini quilt, embroidered clutch, home dec pillow, etc. Would be a lot of fun to try them all out.
I’d definitely be up for it! I’ve never tried Aurifil before, but I sure have wanted to!
I’m just getting my quilt design mojo on. I would love to try out some Aurifil threads on some new ideas!
Wow! I was just getting ready to work on set of quilted blocks that would use applique, quilting and embroidery with a mix of hand and machine techniques. A sampler pack like this would be delightful to play with!
I think I’d make a small wallhanging sampler that allowed me to sample all the weights. For example I’d us the 12 wt to blanket stitch down an applique. I’d do some machine piecing and hand quilting and embroidery. It would be fun to try. The colors are so vibrant it would probably be a fall theme. I am up to the challenge!
I have always used superior. I could not find the right color but in Aurifil so I tried it…I will never use anything else to quilt with. I was surprised there was no breakage I would a challenge to see what the others can do!
I’m up for a challenge!
Oooooh, pick me! Pick me! I’d challenge myself to use all five cohesively in the same piece.
Oooo, I’d love to participate in this challenge! Sounds like fun!
I’m not familiar with the thread but I’ve asked a set for christmas as I hear great t hings about the brand!
I’m up for the challenge! I already have a few ideas.
I have been wanting to try some of the heavier weights of Aurifil, this may be my opportunity! I already use the 50 wt and am changing over to all Aurifil. I am even selling off my other threads on Ebay!
Would love to try out this challenge! Thanks for the opportunity!
I’m up for a challenge with my favourite threads!
I would be up for the challenge. I love this thread.
I have yet to use aurafil thread, but I’ve been yearning to play with stitches. This could be fun!
I had the chance to try the 28wt for machine quilting and its glow is just georgeous – love it! As they are not easy to get here in Germany i’d loooove soooo to be in the challenge just to try all the others out (and to know then, which ones to order via internet…)!
I would love to give it a try…I love Aurifil…I just recently found it and love it!
I’m a thread-junkie, and Aurifil is one of my favorites to work with. I’d love to do this challenge. One of my goals for the coming year in quilting is to be more intentional about thread choice in my free motion work — I’ve been experimenting and have more idea of what effect each type of thread will create, but now to factor that in with the entire design process.
I’ve wanted to work with Aurifil so yes please add me to the challenge.
I am a recent Aurifil convert and I’m up for the challenge. I have only worked with the 40 and 50 weights of Aurifil so far and would love to try the others.
I love the 50 weight and would be really interested in trying the others. The wool in particular seems very interesting!
I’ve got a perfect project in mind for these threads. This would be way fun!
have heard so much about these wonderful threads but have yet to try them!
had never tried it before but was told all about it until I started going to a quilting 101 class and the instructor suggested we all use Aurafil. I love it and am using the 50 wt.
Just this week I tried out 2260 RED on a little Christmas Wall Hanging. It went really well with no problems. This is my 1st try with Aurifil. I’d use it again. I usually use Mettler’s threads.
Thanks for sharing!
I’ve never tried Aurifil, but everyone who uses it raves about it, so I’d love to give it a go!
Sounds fun, I’m up for it!
I’ve never used Aurafil before but I would love to be able to figure out how different weights of thread work under different circumstances. I’ve been doing a lot of quilting recently and have yet to figure out what works best for me and love the idea of a design challenge!
I would *love* a chance to play with these threads…please consider me
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I would love to try this challenge! Pick me, please
I would love to take part in this challenge!
I use mostly 40wt… but I think that experimentation is fun. I have been wanting to make a small whole cloth quilt with quilted words and this could be a great opportunity! Thanks guys!
No one around here sells Aurafil and I am dying to get my hands on some to try.
now that is a challenge, and what fun that would be. I have not used Aurifil, but have been considering it’s use as so many good things said about it, keen to stock in my shop too.. wouldn’t mind trying out some raw edge applique perhaps.
I would love to! Can’t wait to get my hands on that gray thread!!
I use aurifil to piece almost all of my quilts. I would LOVE to play with some of their other products!
I make large textile paintings with recycled fabric then highly detailed with free motion embroidery to give depth and texture on canvas. Then they are stretched and framed. I would love to try the aurifil to see if its compatible with my process. I use a Janome 6600. I don’t know anyone else who does what I do. Happy to send pics of the process and finished goods.
I would love to try any of the thread to finish up my holiday gifts which will be hand quilted. Haven’t had a chance to try Aurifil thread yet, but have only heard wonderful things about it! Thanks for the chance to participate!
Yay! Get you! Challenges! Fabtastic … I’ve used up nearly all the 12wt for topstitching and applique bits … It’s brilliant!
Not entering … just saying how much fun using different weights of thread is …
This is out of my usual scope, but I think it’s time to start stretching my skills.
I’ll give it a go.
I haven’t used Aurifil thread yet, so it would be a great opportunity to try (if the challenge is open internationally)
I love your 40 and 50 wt thread and would love to use all of this thread in a rose of sharon quilt that I am working on! Thanks.
I would be willing to try this challenge. I don’t have a blog though if that’s an issue.
Just learning the embroidery feature of my Pfaff Creative Vision, so would love some Aurifil thread to test out!! Thanx.
I will take the challenge gladly!
i have not tried aurifil thread yet, but would love a chance!
I love your threads! I am a quilter-embroidery by hand and by machine! Love to make my own designs in my 5D Embroidery Extra on my Husqvarna Viking embroidery machine! I am into their funky designs and your thicker threads work great – especially 40wt and any of the others I would like to try. Hard to find them here where I live so please choose me so I can show my work off to the local shops and get them to order your thread lines!! Love the feel of the thread too!
I think I used it once. But would love to be a part of the challenge
I used it once, and would love to be a part of the challenge.
I’d love to design something using the Aurifil threads. I keep hearing about them via Twitter (it’s all good!), but I’ve never seen them for sale in my part of the world. Would relish the opportunity to try them out.
Count me in. I’d love to be chosen.
I’d love to help out!
I think I’ve only used it once to machine quilt. I would love to help with the challenge.
I have not ever seen Aurifil in stores so I can only base it on other threads for weights. I do love to topstitch and embroider so from handstitching a pouch to machine quilting a mug rug, topstitching a bag or adding detail to a child’s dress. I can find a use for it!
Aurifil has become my fave in the last year… it is delightful and leaves so little fuzz behind! As someone who does a lot of free-motion embroidery, this would be a delight to experiment with!
I would love to participate in this challenge!
Sounds like fun!
This sounds awesome. I’ve been wanting to do some creative embroidery/applique!
What fun – so many possibilities for this challenge. I would love to play around with these threads and see what I could come up with.
I’d love to give these a go. I hear everyone raving about them, so it would be good to see what all the fuss is about!
Would love to participate!
I would love to give this a try!
I’d embroider with it. Perhaps a quilted mug rug with some stylin embroidery on it? Could also be fun to accent felt food with-I love to make felt food for my toddler!
I LOVE aurifil thread. I’d love to try some of the different weights in a project.
Ooh I’d definitely be up for the challenge
I have only used 50 wt., love it! Would love to try others!
I’d be up for this challenge- I’ve only used the 50wt, but I love it. Best thread anywhere for piecing and quilting.
I use Aurifil for piecing and hand applique. I am left handed and this thread is one of the few threads that work for us lefties. I also machine quilt with it; and use the 50 w in the bobbin since my machine tension behaves really well when I use it. No matter what weigh I have on my needle.
Ouuuuuu….. I can see these in an appliqued ” Falling Leaves”quilt of Autumn’s finest colors! Perfectly matched~
I would love to try this thread on my longarm.
I have long heard about Aurifil, have tried many other threads and still looking for some thing that is a real joy to sew with. I am most certainly interested in testing these threads and am hoping for that serendipitious moment to finally arrive.
I can do all the things you mentioned. . . . PLEASE let me try!!!!
I am most anxious to try Aurifil Thread. I am new to quilting but have sewn for 45 years. I have asked many about bands of quilting thread and the best reviews came from gals using Aurifil 50 weight thread. This week I will begin “Edyta Star’s Farmhouse Quilt” and will need to purchase Aurifil for the first time. I have seen Aurifil Thread Kits to match the colorway used in this quilt and many others. Why would I want to use anything else? Am up to the challenge? Yes!, with great enthusiasm~ Pick Me~ Please… I need lots of Aurifil Thread.
~ Happy Aurifil trails to you. ~
I would love to be picked for this challenge. I love Aurifil thread. Looking at the colors of thread already has me thinking of some amazing possibilities.
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