Hi Late Bloomer - I have ordered a thimble that has a handle on it and am waiting for it to arrive today and maybe that will help - never can get the hang of quilting with my right hand alone. It is an arthritis aid so here's hoping! Makes me mad that I discovered quilting when all the bits of me had worn out:( I was a potter and twenty five years on a potter's wheel did a lot of damage to my bits and pieces. I love the Zen of hand quilting and would hate to give it up. When I looked for a floor frame there was only one you could buy her in Oz and it was not what I wanted. I do see that a shop in Brisbane now carries the Grace frame. They did not when I bought my Hinterberg about four years ago. I do have a couple of hoop floor quilting frames too. I have been fascinated to see some of the frames in this thread.