deemail

jelly thimbles are good, like them, and the thimble it is great, use them also...but i think the main thimble problem is that many people use a thimble too large for them.... try a thimble that sits on your finger like a hat, leaving a little air pocket inside... then take off at specific points for a few minutes... to change the channel or stir the pot... but don't let your thimble touch the top of your finger...that is full of nerve ends and will get irritated every time... as to just hating the binding process....don't think of it as 'finish quilting', think of it as 'pre-using'... also when pinning binding on for the second seam... push binding STRAIGHT over at the point where you are pinning. do NOT let any slack go east or west with the fabric....push straight north and fold straight south, pinning at THAT point. when you go a few inches down for the next pin, do the same thing, never bring the fabric with you.... do each pin section as one separate thing. any tiny slack can be worked in as you sew if you don't slide it down letting it get bigger and bigger.