Quilt Sew East Discs

[Cindy N.]

I have been using Quilting mice for years. They have points that hold the fabric so your fingers are relaxed and don't require anything to be placed on your hands. You can find them here:

http://www.painfreequilting.com/products.html

[Lorna B.]

I finally watched Paul RIed's videos this evening while finishing up the "G" block for the BOM. I was looking at Paula Reid and then dug through my shelf...there she was... same video! I met her at a quilt shop in California and bought her DVD at the time. She gives a lot of great information. At the time I think I was using those rubber finger tip things that office people use. (Just googled them--Swingline Rubber FIngertips) Those were given to me in a machine quilting class by Jan Wildman. they got dried out and bit the dust a few years back. Since then I have changed to machingers and have done well with them.

Lorna

[Heather H.]

Thank you for your replies. I am now armed with so many great ideas. I have the gloves that you talk about, the non-slip rubber matting, some very dense pieces of foam, some weighted discs (from my drafting days, long ago) and I am also going to try a cut down computer mouse pad. So, if I can't find something that works for me, I should give up quilting!!!!!!
Actually, I have so many pieces to quilt........................why do I put this part off? Are we all the same..................that is, is the joy in finding the right pattern, fabrics and then getting the top pieced?
I do have one genuine disadvantage though..................it is 41 degrees C here in Western Australia today. That is 105.8 degrees F!!!!!!
Oh, roll on winter!

One thing that I can highly recommend is buying a good chair. I have recently bought the Horn gas lift chair and the comfort for sewing is outstanding. I can sew for much longer without any aches and pains. Worth every cent.

Happy sewing to all.
Heather

[Norma H.]

Good luck in trying all this out. I guess it must end up in some finished quilts, if you practice long enough :lol: