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    Old 04-16-2013, 03:07 AM
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    I use Machingers because garden gloves were too hot for me. I just started using SORTKWIK on just my fingers because a friend always uses it and I really like it!! It's the fingertp moistener that you use in offices to handle paper or in banks when you are counting a lot of paper money. You can buy it at office supply stores. It leaves no residue on your quilt and my hands don't sweat!!
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    Old 04-16-2013, 03:24 AM
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    Finger cots work for me!
    Just on 2 or 3 fingers of each hand.

    I have a couple pairs of disposable gloves from my dentist that I am going to try when I next FMQ.

    I've tried the machingers and other types of gloves to find they are too bulky and warm for my liking.
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    Old 04-16-2013, 03:46 AM
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    I bought the yellow ones from JoAnn's - I think they might be Fons & Porter. Little rubber dots all over them. I do like using gloves for FMQ because the fabric makes your hands so dry that they slide all over the place and don't guide well.
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    Old 04-16-2013, 03:54 AM
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    I was lucky enough to get a good set of quilting gloves on sale. Before that, I just used gardening gloves that have the rubber grippers on the palms and fingers because I wasn't going to spend a fortune and they work just as well.
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    Old 04-16-2013, 04:02 AM
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    I vote for Machingers- they fit, they work, and they are cool.
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    Old 04-16-2013, 05:05 AM
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    I like the Machingers...and use them most of the time...except in the summer when it is too hot to have them on my hands. Then I use finger "cots" on a couple of fingers on each hand.
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    Old 04-16-2013, 05:20 AM
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    I tried all the cheap alternatives first, including finger cots, but ended up liking Machingers the best.
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    Old 04-16-2013, 06:20 AM
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    Thin knit ones from Fons and Porter. They are just right for me.
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    Old 04-16-2013, 06:23 AM
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    I just got these and love them , I like my finger tips out of the gloves so I can feel and get pins out easily.http://www.keepsakequilting.com/prod...l/8779.MED.htm I had Fon's and Porters gloves but they kept coming off of my thumbs.
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    Old 04-16-2013, 06:37 AM
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    Machingers! So much more comfortable than garden gloves, fit my hands better, aren't too warm. They're not at all expensive, especially with a coupon.
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