The thimble lady

[QuilterLynn]

I am signed up to take her class in Houston. Has anyone taken her class or use her method? I'm a little nerveous that I won't get it :-( . I alson don't really have a stand up hoop. I just have the little pvc one that's about 11" square. Should I panic now or later? THe hoop and pen and paper are all the supplies that are listed. Help! Thanks,Charlotte

[QuilterLynn]

Ive done her class - way way back we had her do a workshop for our quilting group.
She is very very well organised and encourages you so much
She might have a hoop you can borrow - or even buy at the class.

Good luck with the class - its a great way to hand quilt. And once you get used to it I find it faster!

[QuilterLynn]

Ive done her class - way way back we had her do a workshop for our quilting group.
She is very very well organised and encourages you so much
She might have a hoop you can borrow - or even buy at the class.

Good luck with the class - its a great way to hand quilt. And once you get used to it I find it faster!

Thanks for the information. I've been wanting to take her class ever since I saw her on Simply Quilts over a year ago. Her class was full last year and I'm really glad I got in this time. Thanks for the encouragement.

[SueinNH]

Charlotte,
How did your class go ? I have the DVD, but would much rather have a class. Let us know how you're doing, OK ?

For anyone else who has tried this type of hand quilting, how did you find it ? What are the needles or type of hoop you've found to work the best ?

I'm hoping to hear from those who have done it, before I invest in one of the thimbles. I have nerve damage down my arms and could never do the positions that "regular" hand quilting uses.
Looking forward to hearing from you !

Sue in NH

[SueinNH]

I did a class with Luixin ( the thimble lady) many many years ago, she actually did a workshop for our quilt group. I started by using her first style of thimble. Then when she developed her cone thimble I bought one of those and have been using that ever since

Her method does take a little to get used to - for example you have the quilt sandwich really loose in the hoop.
But with this method I can ( and do ) quilt for very long periods without getting the sore wrist and hand that I used to do.

Luixin is a good teacher and she will go over things many times.

She does have a plastic cone thimble that is fairly cheap to buy so you can see if its going to suit before buying a silver one.

I used the first thimble I bought so much I wore a hole in it!

I think I am going to treat myself to a stainless steel one next

Good luck with your class I am sure you will enjoy it.

[SueinNH]

Hi all, I'm interested to know about Thimble Lady's method of hand quilting. Could someone fill me in?

Thanks and have a great weekend, Sharon in TN (quiltnlady)

[SueinNH]

http://www.thimblelady.com/

If you go to her webpage on the left hand side there is a button which will take you to a quilting demo video

As you see she is demonstrating without a hoop to make a clearer picture but when using a hoop the quilt would be as loose as if the hoop wasn't there ( does that make sense?) and you can clearly see her thimble and the fact that she uses quite a long needle.
Watch how she manipulates the fabric with her under hand. The needle never goes anywhere near any finger under the quilt.


I have to admit that even after years of trying my finger still gets too close to the needle!

[SueinNH]

Maureen, I saw the video clip. Her method looks good, but I think I would push the needle too far without a finger or something under the quilt to catch the needle. But, I won't knock it till I've tried it!!

It's been so long since I've quilted, I'll have to re-learn.

Take care, Sharon in TN (quiltnlady)

[SueinNH]

Charlotte,
How did your class go ? I have the DVD, but would much rather have a class. Let us know how you're doing, OK ?

For anyone else who has tried this type of hand quilting, how did you find it ? What are the needles or type of hoop you've found to work the best ?

I'm hoping to hear from those who have done it, before I invest in one of the thimbles. I have nerve damage down my arms and could never do the positions that "regular" hand quilting uses.
Looking forward to hearing from you !

Sue in NH

Sue, I loved the class. I felt like I was the only one who couldn't get it, but she assured me that I was doing ok. She is so patient and willing to help. I went to her booth several times and she was encouraging everytime. I have to admit that I really haven't had any quilting lately to try and get this method down. I have the book and as soon as I'm able to get back to quilting, I will work on it again. I bought one of her stainless steel needles and I use it all the time for any hand sewing. It took some time to get use to it, but I'm glad I got it. As someone was saying, she has a plastic one which you can get to try it out. I think it was about $14.00 when I bought mine but that was several years ago. I'm sure they are still low though. I had a little more trouble with sliding on the plastic one but maybe I just didn't practice enough. I've had to learn how to use it again but I'm glad I got it. If you ever have a chance to take a class with her, I recommend it. Good luck with all of your quilting.
charlotte