Aurifil Mako 50wt Cotton Thread Cone - 6727 Xanadu

Bring a touch of sophisticated colour and natural elegance to your quilting and sewing projects with Aurifil Mako 50wt Cotton Cone 6727 Xanadu.

Xanadu is a beautiful, muted green-grey thread inspired by soft sage foliage, weathered eucalyptus leaves, and the peaceful colours of nature. Its subtle, understated colouring offers a lovely balance between earthy green and cool grey, making it a versatile choice for both traditional and contemporary quilting projects.

This elegant shade pairs beautifully with botanical prints, soft sage greens, dusty blues, warm beiges, creamy neutrals, muted florals, charcoal greys, and modern quilting palettes. Whether you're creating a nature-inspired quilt, adding subtle definition to leafy applique designs, or looking for a dependable green-grey thread that complements your favourite fabrics, Xanadu is a wonderful choice.

As a solid-colour thread, Xanadu 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: 6727
Colour Name: Xanadu
Colour Type: Solid
Thread Weight: 50wt
Ply: 2-ply
Fibre Content: 100% Cotton
Cone Size: 6,452 yards (5,900 metres)
SKU: MK50CO-6727

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 Xanadu 6727 is a beautiful addition to your thread collection, offering dependable performance and soft, sophisticated green-grey colour for all kinds of quilting and sewing projects.