Quilting on a 3 roller frame

Bren had a question for me about how do I quilt away from myself on my big 3 roller quilting frame.  This is something that I learned to do with a special thimble that I found years ago.

I call it a “paddle thimble” as to me it looks like a paddle or a tennis racket   Here is a link to the site that I order from.

It is referred to as a hand held thimble.  It takes a little while to get use to as do all thimbles.  I use it for all of my quilting.  The link also shows you how to use the thimble.  With this thimble I can quilt in all directions – up, down, side to side.  I can use my thumb or index finger whichever is the most comfortable and convenient.

I own 3 of these thimbles now!  I started with only one and the price was half what it is now then I lost it and ordered another.  Then I lost that one too!  I ordered another and then found one of them that I lost and before you know it I found the first one too.  Now I have 3 and I keep one with my quilting frame and one with the little bag that I travel with — and when writing this I wondered where the 3rd one is and come the conclusion that I have no idea!! I think I lost one again.  I have a habit of loaning them to others now and then so they can see if they like them to order themselves – I wonder if it never got returned – I’m not even sure who I loaned one to last!  A mystery it seems.  Maybe it will turn up, in the meantime I still have two of them

I have a feeling I will be searching the house as I hate loosing things and curiosity gets to me wondering where it was misplaced at.

EDITED less than half an hour after I posted this: Ok it was driving me crazy – where did it go.  I scoured all the areas I keep quilting things in this house and found it right on the tray by my lamp in the living room – how silly is that – I picked up the little cosmetic bag that I keep threads and tools in when I am working and found the one I keep in there and it was right next to it.  Mystery solved