Hi

Can anyone point me in the right direction. I attended a hand quilting course a week ago, doing quite well with the rock and roll method if I a) use a longer needle i.e. a quilt basting needle b) don't use a thimble, I use my nail (fortified by gel polish) to push the needle through.

I guess I am looking for a couple of things, a needle I can hand quilt with which is longer than the standard quilting needles but not as long as the basting needle and a thimble that is not so cumbersome. The two I have are clover leather ones, one pure leather and one leather but with a shiny disc. I have also bought some of the sticky leather like dots which are quite good but probably need to wear a couple at a time to cover my fingers/thumb. (Am trying out the thumb method as well, i.e. quilting forward).

Your thoughts please, oh and I am in the UK.

Many thanks