Originally Posted by joe'smom

I also have arthritis and was not able to hand quilt with the traditional method, because of the finger bending and wrist movement required. I was reading a discussion of hand quilting here on the quiltingboard, as I just couldn't give up the idea of hand quilting. Someone mentioned the Thimblelady method; her book is called 'Perfect Hand Quilting without Pain' by Liuxin Newman. The method is similar, but uses a thimble that fits down on the finger, and eliminates all of the hand stress associated with the traditional method. I can now hand quilt without any ill effect. I found her book used on amazon, but she also has a website and a video available. (I imagine if I'd had the video, it wouldn't have taken quite as long to get the hang of it.)