The Aunt Becky tool is a little V shaped slice of metal that you wear over your finger so the needle hits it instead of your finger.

http://www.qheartland.com/pd_aunt_becky.cfm

This link shows the position of the Aunt Becky tool. There is a video showing Jean Brown using it at QuiltersTV but they are moving servers and it is not available at this time. As soon as it is I'll post a link to it.

http://www.quilterstv.com/?bcpid=1463341049

The Aunt Becky tool in action. I personally found this video to be very informative and Jean Brown is a great teacher. She makes using this tool look so easy. :D

Awesome links. Thanks!

that web site with the aunt becky tool is very informative.
thanks

I was like you, I hated to wear a thimble because they never fit right. Every time the weather changed, my thimble fit different, etc. Then I discovered the Ultra Thimble from the Colonial Needle company and I have never found anything else that compares for me. It is so much nicer than wearing a real thimble since it does not go over the end of the finger. They have the one with dimples for the top finger and if you hand quilt they have a smooth one for the under finger. I no longer bleed all over my quilts and I love using them. You can look at them by going to www.colonialneedle.com.

thanks for all your input I have quilted for several years I'm not saying I'm really good at it but I love to do it :roll: i make one every year for our families Christmas exchange and my children love them but I always say if you want it perfect it certainly is not!!

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