Aurifil Mako 50wt Cotton Thread Cone - 5008 Sugar Paper

Bring a touch of soft, sophisticated colour to your quilting and sewing projects with Aurifil Mako 50wt Cotton Cone 5008 Sugar Paper.

Sugar Paper is a beautiful, muted blue thread with a gentle, understated character. Inspired by the classic blue-grey tones of traditional sugar paper, this distinctive shade offers a lovely balance of colour and neutrality, making it a versatile choice for both traditional and contemporary quilting projects.

This elegant thread pairs beautifully with dusty blues, soft greys, crisp whites, creamy neutrals, denim-inspired fabrics, coastal prints, and modern quilting palettes. Whether you're creating a timeless blue-and-white quilt, adding delicate definition to applique designs, or looking for a thread that complements your favourite cool-toned fabrics, Sugar Paper brings a subtle touch of colour without overpowering your design.

As a solid-colour thread, Sugar Paper provides consistent colour throughout your stitching, making it ideal for coordinating seams, subtle quilting designs, and projects where you want a beautiful, uniform finish.

Aurifil 50wt is a popular 2-ply cotton thread known for its strength and fine profile. It creates beautifully flat, crisp seams with less bulk, making it an excellent choice for precision piecing while still providing the durability needed for machine and longarm quilting.

With an impressive 6,452 yards (5,900 metres) per cone, it's an economical and convenient choice for frequent sewists, larger quilting projects, and longarm quilting.

Recommended Uses

• Machine piecing and precision patchwork
• Machine quilting and longarm quilting
• Decorative quilting and topstitching
• English Paper Piecing (EPP)
• Needle-turn applique
• Machine applique
• Machine embroidery
• Basting
• Whole cloth quilting
• Micro quilting and dense background designs
• Bobbin thread

Product Details

Brand: Aurifil
Thread Collection: Mako Cotton
Colour Number: 5008
Colour Name: Sugar Paper
Colour Type: Solid
Thread Weight: 50wt
Ply: 2-ply
Fibre Content: 100% Cotton
Cone Size: 6,452 yards (5,900 metres)
SKU: MK50CO-5008

Recommended Needles

• 80/12 Microtex/Sharp, Universal, Quilting, or Denim needle
• 4.0 Longarm needle
• Aurifil 50wt may also be used in the bobbin

Why Choose an Aurifil 50wt Cone?

If you love Aurifil 50wt and go through thread faster than you go through fabric, the cone is a wonderful option!

With significantly more thread than a standard spool, it's ideal for quilters who sew frequently, enjoy larger projects, or want to keep a favourite colour ready for their next creative adventure.

Special Order Information

Special Order Item: Please allow approximately 2-3 weeks for your thread to arrive, based on distributor availability.

Aurifil Mako 50wt Sugar Paper 5008 is a beautiful addition to your thread collection, offering dependable performance and soft, sophisticated blue-grey colour for all kinds of quilting and sewing projects.