beautiful quilting

Wow!! It would take me years to quilt half of that

No, it's more the forefinger of my right hand.

Beautiful work. I also have a floor stand round frame. And I also have the long floor model. Both have quilts on them right now.
There is no way I can quilt without a thimble.
And don't you hate it when you get a hole in one of your fingers while quilting. I'll guarantee you will hit that same hole time after time.
I do envy you for being able to quilt without a thimble.

Thank you so much for posting this! You are an amazing hand quilter and I am so happy to hear that you only do one stitch at a time. I took a class to learn this and HAD to wear a thimble and HAD to try to get a minimum of 4 to 6 stitches on my needle by doing the rocking motion. Your posting has made my day! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I will now go back and finish my project knowing that one of the best hand quilters I have seen does one stitch at a time.

Yes, I hate it when I have a hole in my finger - but fortunately I don't have one! :) I think the callouses are strong enough after years of quilting and it's also a matter of holding or guiding the needle.

I know my method looks a little strange to some quilters or too boring because I only do single stitches or it seems to be too slow. But I like it that way and for me the result counts. It's not so important how you reach it.

Thank you for sharing your technique. I will bookmark this. I have never ever liked using a thimble. It just doesn't feel right on my finger. Your quilting looks beautiful. You say one stitch at a time eh? Like doing an embroidery stitch?

Yes, you could compare that. I don't do stab stitching as you see on the pictures, the needle is not pulled out on the back, it stays on the top of the quilt.

This sounds like a perfect day to me.

You do such beautiful work. Thank you for showing us, no thimble? Amazing detail and so straight.