Absolutely! :) I seem to puncture prone!

Have any of you tried Glycerin for free motion quilting. You can find it in the drug dept. or pharmacy. Just a tiny dab on your fingertips. I didn't believe it until I tried it. It makes your hands "tacky", not "sticky", it works well enough you don't have to wear the gloves and it's also good for your skin. I bought a small jar and it was under 5 dollars, the way it's looking, I think it will last me for how much I get to quilt, for a couple of years! It bothers me less to have that on my fingertips than to have gloves on.

Lisa
Thanks so much for the FYI, I will give it a try.

Rebecca, let me know what you think ok? I think you will be happy with it, especially if your like me and don't like to wear the gloves.

lisa - what form does it come in? like a lotion bottle, or a little pot?

i'd like to try some for when the gloves seem restrictive!

thanks!

It comes in a small plastic bottle, I can't remember now what area I found it in, although I did have to search around a bit for it. If you have trouble ask the pharmacy tech where they keep it, it comes in a thick liquid form. I'm thinking maybe I found it in the area of first aid but I'm really not sure, I do remember that it was at Walmart.

Also, I have a can of Pledge in my sewing room. I squirt a bit on a piece of flannel and polish the areas around my needle, etc. I really think it helps. Seems to help with the drag from the bottom side especially if the humidity is up. And like the others have said, practice, practice and practice.

Suzanne

Hi - I found that you have to run the engine fast on the sewing machine and at the same time move the fabric evenly to get the stitches the same size. If I tried to sew with less power, slower engine speed, the bobbin thread did the same thing as yours! Your control in free-motion writing is phenomonal (sp?).