I like the Clover colored rubber thimbles with the metal tip with a ridge around it. The color denotes the size. I use the yellow as I have short, fat, stubby fingers. You have to use the end of the thimble to quilt, which is how the quilting purists say to do it. I sometimes use the side of my finger, and the needle goes into my finger with this kind of thimble. When I hand quilt, I have various thimbles on the quilt and pick up the one I need at the time.