tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post6690823285385362591..comments2024-03-25T22:00:11.231-05:00Comments on Mish Mash: Project update: Catherine Quilt...some new suppliesMichelle Woodersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246506512396149364noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-80484636953012025912014-04-23T10:25:06.023-05:002014-04-23T10:25:06.023-05:00Ooooh - all sounds exciting :) Can't wait to ...Ooooh - all sounds exciting :) Can't wait to see it come together. I LOOOOVE hand quilting too - it's SUCH a different experience than trying to muscle a big quilt through a machine. Definitely a labor of love. I put a leather thimble on my right middle finger to push the needle through. Need the right hand free of thimbles so that you can feel where the needle is coming out. It's been years since I worked on my quilt - but reading glasses would definitely be necessary for me as well. Although - the reading glasses are for close up and I like my quilt on my lap... I guess that's why Nana always had a floor light with a magnifying lens on it.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260736097298839040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-411939643357638479.post-77223266108319785412014-04-22T20:21:14.046-05:002014-04-22T20:21:14.046-05:00I am so excited to follow your quilting project......I am so excited to follow your quilting project...it is going to be beautiful! I use a leather thimble and wear it on my middle finger of my right hand (I'm right handed). I've tried a metal thimble but I just can't get the hang of it. The leather just seems to work better for me. I do think it is a matter of personal preference. If you have quilting friends, I would suggest maybe trying to borrow a thimble or two to test drive your options. Good luck!<br /> Elizabeth V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02760820570990406102noreply@blogger.com