kraftykimberly

Im no help with the thimble, but welcome to the boards from South Carolina !!!

sandybuttons

Welcome from Wisconsin

Patticake

Welcome to the quilting board from Washington State. You will enjoy it here. :D

One of my new favorites is the jelly thimble. Most LQS (Local Quilt Shops) have them.

Granny Charley

I also like the Clover Protect and Grip Thimble. It is soft where it needs to fit my fat finger!! I have tried for years to find a metal one that fits, not too loose and stays on my finger. Never could find the right fit. But the Clover fits like it was made for me.

I forgot to add, Welcome aboard!! You will love this site so much that your quilting will suffer because you are learning here all the time.

Qbee

Howdy and Welcome from Kentucky!

carolynjo

Hello. I use a thimble by Tommy Lane (she was on Alex Anderson's show many years ago. She is at all major quilt shows. She has a unique way of fitting you; her thimbles (all sizes) are attached to a board. You try on thimbles until you find one that fits and then order that one. I have an open one for my fingernail and it has a lip and dimples on the top to catch the needle. I had tried dozens of others in all types of material and none have worked but this one. I also use a cheap one on my underneath finger to catch the needle and send it back through the quilt. If you can't use a thimble, put a thimble on every finger and use them until you learn to use the proper (comfortable finger.) Good luck.

Ann L

Greetings from North Carolina as well. I don't use a thimble so I won't be of much help there.