Does anyone else here use an Aunt Becky's finger protector for hand quilting?
#11
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Diamonds, I love to hand quilt, and I guess I use the rocking technique. I recently tried Aunt Beckys and I couldn't get the hang of it, my needle kept slipping off of it and my stitches were huge because of it. I guess with practise I would figure it out, but it is hard to make myself do it that way when I can do so much better without it. The reason I wanted to try it, is that I am so slow, I thought if it really does speed up the process, how great that would be. I also needed relief for my fingers getting so sore. What I have been able to use is a spoon underneath to do the basic same thing as Aunt Becky. Jinnie Beyer suggested that. For some reason my needle doesn't slip off the spoon. It is somewhat faster than using just my finger underneath but I don't see me doing a queen size quilt as fast as you did, anytime soon. If you have any hints on what I might be doing wrong, please share. Thanks.
#13
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Originally Posted by Yvonne
I have one but haven't figured out how to use it yet. When Jean Brown demostrated it it looked so easy! :mrgreen: Ha! More practice is needed.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
#14
Originally Posted by MadQuilter
Originally Posted by Yvonne
I have one but haven't figured out how to use it yet. When Jean Brown demostrated it it looked so easy! :mrgreen: Ha! More practice is needed.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
#16
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I use an Aunt Becky finger protector but I use it the same way as I would use an 'under finger'. After watching the video of the way Jean Brown does it :shock: I think that I will give it a try!
#17
I've got one & have used it successfully when I'm doing straight stitching...but when I'm hand quilting a design like a rose or something curved.....I really can't get nice even stitches. Maybe with ALOT of practice I could, but that's probably not going to happen in this lifetime. It is a neat little invention though.....
#20
I have one too, but guess it must take a lot of practice. Somehow, I guess I must like the feeling of pricking my finger under the quilt? Maybe I'll make a resolution for 2010 to put in some practice time.
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