It makes it so I can quilt easily in any direction at any time. i have never seen any one quilt the way i do. It came about the month I had to quilt 7 quilts by hand in one month for my now deceased grandmother in law ( this was about 11 years ago done it this way ever since). As fingers got sore I added a thimble to protect it after a while I was faster quilting with more than less as I never get poked and i as stated earlier can quilt in any direction instantly.
I just use one..and like Jeannie said..clumsy me..I hate it..but I get a hole in my thumb when I don't. I just wear it on my thumb for the pushing the needle part..those little needles are sharp going in backwards too!!!! My grandma used to always use 2 or 3 and her fingers sure looked nicer than mine after I have being quilting!!
i never liked thimbles until i found the silicone ones at the quilt store. they kind of mold around your finger so that it's not so culmsy and they come in fun colors.
What we write today slipped into our souls some other day when we were alone and doing nothing. -Brenda Ueland
I have discovered the tighter the thimble the more control I have the loose thimbles drive me insane. You can tell in the photo my thimbles are real tight
(photo) how many thimbles do you use at one time
Posted - Oct 19 2008 : 4:11:59 PM
