Jeanne S

I use light gray a lot!! Also ivory, cream and light taupe and light yellow blends in great too.

quiltedsunshine

I use taupe most, and cream 2nd. You might try a varigated thread.

ShelleyCS

Taupe or gray

Rennie

Thanks, everyone. This has been very helpful! I thought everyone else used the invisible thread - but evidently not.

Onebyone

Any color but neutral. A light lavender blends with most all my quilts. I use Glide, it's thin, strong, and perfect for machine quilting and there are many beautiful colors.

oklahomamom2

Off white on lighter colors or medium gray sounds good to me too, because I had hard time with the same thing.

Snooze2978

When I 1st started quilting I was afraid to use color so stuck with white or off-white. Now since advancing in my hobby as I call it, I've tried to jump out of my comfort zone and tried new things. My 1st was the red/black/grey quilt, my avatar...I quilted using red thread with a black backing so it really showed up. I was amazed with how the thread sparked up the back as well as the front. Now when I get ready to quilt I think about the back as well as the front how I want it to show. Just finished a lap quilt with many brights and darks fabrics and decided to try grey as suggested here on the board many times past. I really like it. The back was a peach solid fabric I wanted to get used up and it looked great with the grey thread. I like trying new things these days. Don't think I've quilted with a white or off-white in quite some time now.

jmoore

I try to match or compliment the fabrics of my quilts...

rjwilder

Taupe or gray, I went to a quilt show many years ago. I just started to quilt and asked what would be good colors because I didn't have the funds to buy a bunch of colors. So far I have used taupe the most.

Weenween

I try to match myself, but I am a SID person or straight lines next to seams.