Originally Posted by Kat Sews
I use gardening gloves with little dots on them from the dollar tree. This would be a cheap way to see if they are going to help without spending much money.
Ditto...that's where I bought my gloves and they make a world of difference. With the gloves on you don't have to grab your quilt to move it around while you are FMQing. You just spread your hands out on top of the quilt and easily guide the quilt as you are stitching. I find that with the gloves I don't tense up as much either so there is very little achiness and muscle fatigue afterwards. Machingers might be a bit better but a lot more expensive than a dollar :)