Comments on: Bindings = Pain

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:31:15 +0000

Boop,

I have dreams about my book being finished and out too, but for different reasons. LOL

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:11:52 +0000

Frances,

I have no idea what kind of thimble it was. I even had one of those “Thimble Lady” ones that never really worked for me with hand quilting, but I thought it might work well for the hand sewing of the binding. I Couldn’t find its safe place either.

My daughter always introduces me as “My Mom, who can’t remember anything”

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:08:10 +0000

Judy, I will probably never find yours either! LOL

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:07:04 +0000

I do machine sew the first part (I am not a masochist! LOL). It is during the turning to the back and stitching down by hand that the pain comes into it. Because the quilt stitching is so dense, and doesn’t give at times where I push the needle through, I have to use the tip of my finger on the end of the needle to force it to continue pushing through to complete the stitch. After so many “pushes” my finger tip is full of holes (hamburger) from the needle’s end. So…..I use a different finger tip and so on until my fingers are raw. If the machine quilting is “looser” this is not a problem.

I also noticed the Roxanne sharps I use have a sharply pointed needle eye end too, which is why this is a problem with using the pad of my finger tip as a thimble.

I find the Preparation H (giggle) is really good to put on the “wounds” under a bandage overnight. The store must think we have some serious hemmorhoid(sp?) issues so I make my husband buy it!–LOL

I love hearing everyone’s experiences and opinions on the binding phase.

For those of you who enjoy it, I wish I could send it off to you to be done! Go figure a “hand appliquer” (me) hates the hand sewing part of binding. It is the same stitch after all.

By: Frances B.

Frances B. — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:58:25 +0000

I know from experience that those “safe places” can be TOO safe…
What kind of thimble was it?