The Perfect Thimble.

I'll bet it was a Roxanne Thimble. I have one and absolutely LOVE it! If you know your size you can buy gold or silver plated or polished bronze ones online for quite abit less than $100.

On the up side, that thimble is still there at the LQS so you can save up for it.

I've tried several thimbles and never found one useful at all. They hampered my ability to hold the needle, pinched my finger terribly, and the texture of all I had seen was for pushing the needle in only one direction and that wasn't the direction I pushed a needle. Then I went to a quilt show and found a lovely little silver ring style one with texture meant for pushing with the side of the finger. I thought it fit like it was made for me, so I bought it. Then the seller custom fitted it to my finger. Ahh, even better. Sixty bucks. But I don't get the sore finger anymore so it was worth it. Debra in VA See my quilts at

I should have added that mine is silver plated not solid silver. :o)

Sherry, be sure to let everyone in your family know that you have found the perfect thimble! That silver thimble is worth the price; I have a silver one (ring style from TJ Lane), and it seems to fit my finger no matter what the weather is like. The plated thimbles don't do that, so you need to have several different sizes to compensate for the changes in temperature at different times of the year.

I can't use a thimble that just has the nail cut out; I have to have one with no top at all, but once I'd found *my* perfect thimble, I saved up for it and bought it. I've never regretted it. :)

It's a Roxanne! I love mine.....I think I may need a half size smaller but I have been using mine for years now and really prefer it to all others.......

Start saving...or, just bite the bullet and get it so you can start quilting happily now!

Laurie G. in CA who is always willing to enable......

My fingers change size with the weather, which is why I never have a ring sized -- I just move them around to whatever finger a ring may fit on a particular day. The same changes effect thimble sizes for me, and I keep a range of sizes from XXS (very difficult to find, so stock up when you do find them!) to a medium. Number-wise, they range from 3 to

1. Anyhow, I keep a range of sizes > I was in a LQS the other day and noticed a glass case of these

Out here in OZ we have the Thimble Lady - Liuxin Newman.

Her silver thimbles are works of art and you can get various thimble holders too, all custom fitted.

If you have found YOUR perfect thimble save for it or let the family know they should all chip in for Christmas. It is worth every cent and you will never regret it.

I received one of her silver thimbles last year for my birthday. I have finished hand quilting two bed quilts since and several smaller quilts. I do love my Thimble Lady thimble.

I am hoping to get to one of her applique classes in January at our big quilt show in Melbourne.

I bought a Roxanne silver-plated one in Houston for less than $50. Fits extremely well, but I'm still getting used to it.

Yes, thank you! I googled and found a picture of a Roxanne thimble, and that's the one.

Sherry

Ooo...that's what I need...encouragement. :-) I can't think of anything I'd rather have as a gift. The lady at the LQS said about the same thing you did, she gave a chemical/metallurgy (is that a word?) explanation of the differences of a solid silver thimble. I didn't absorb it enough to repeat it though. At the time I honestly wondered if it was a sales pitch. Now I know it wasn't. I have my great-grandmother's thimble, it is huge, very well worn from years of quilting, and I really treasure it. Who knows, maybe my great-grandchildren would hang on to a /Roxanne thimble as a keepsake. No? OK, now all I need are a couple more excuses....

Sherry

Ok, I'll play, I'm way good at this!

If you don't have to be thinking about your thimble you will finish way more quilts. Finding the right thimble is like finding the perfect purse or bra. It makes everything easier.

Cindy