Well, here is "Wild Girl," another lovely new design by Toni Whitney for Bigfork Bay Cotton Company. I just completed quilting two of these designs for trunk shows.
One of the supplies I use when machine quilting are a pair of garden gloves, the ones with rubber nubs on them. The gloves allow me to keep a grip on the fabric while pushing it under the needle. While I used to wear both, I found that I needed to use my bare hands to perform some tasks and would have to take my gloves off. My solution to the issue of having to stop and take the gloves on and off is to keep my left glove off (I am left-handed) and keep the right glove on. Having one glove on provides just enough grip for quilting. Having one glove off allows me to have the freedom of having my bare fingers available for tasks needed, i.e., threading the needle, cutting thread, etc. There are various types of gloves out there for the quilting industry. I have used a few. I enjoy the garden gloves because they are just loose enough to keep my hand from sweating. Machine quilting takes practice but can be quite enjoyable. Be open to trying different techniques and supplies while you are coming up with your style of quilting. Some things will work and some won't but eventually you'll find your own way.
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