Thread: lost my finger tip

I know that hurt! Hope you recover soon.

Man that does sound painful. It's one of the reasons I don't let non quilters use the rotary cutter. It can happen so fast. Sorry to hear you hurt your paw!

ouch !!!

Ouch' so sorry to here that. I do worry about cutting my myself. As for dropping it on my foot, I did drop a pair of scesors at work and would you know it went point down and got my toe, was wearing open toe shoes. I traded my push close cutter for one that closes when you release the handle.

Hurts me just to read it !!! So sorry, I guess we all think we are extra careful and it still happens!!

Originally Posted by 3plus2granny

Well it finally happened to me. The old rotary cutter got me. I must have had me left hand to close to the rotary cutter. I was holding the ruler in place, and oops there it went. Gone is the side of the index finger tip. My DH doctored me. But, boy does it sting. Don't do this at home!!!!

ohhh ouch, I guess it's time to get an Accuquilt cutter. You will feel so much better about cutting. Take care

Originally Posted by 3plus2granny

Well it finally happened to me. The old rotary cutter got me. I must have had me left hand to close to the rotary cutter. I was holding the ruler in place, and oops there it went. Gone is the side of the index finger tip. My DH doctored me. But, boy does it sting. Don't do this at home!!!!

Oh my Gosh.. You must be my twin.. LOl I did the exact same thing 2 weeks ago. It happened so fast I didnt even realize at first I cut the whole side of my index finger off. It was from the top of my finger all the way to the bottom of my nail. It was hanging by a small piece of skin.. I thought I was gonna pass out.. Anyway I cleaned it and put strips on it hoping it would reattach because I really didnt want to go get stiches. Anyway about a week later the whole side fell off when I was changing the bandage. It is still deformed but doesnt hurt anymore. I really leaned my lesson the hard way. Now I know why they always wear a glove on Fons and Porter Love of Quilting. They are alot smarter than me.
Happy Healing..

Originally Posted by 3plus2granny

Well it finally happened to me. The old rotary cutter got me. I must have had me left hand to close to the rotary cutter. I was holding the ruler in place, and oops there it went. Gone is the side of the index finger tip. My DH doctored me. But, boy does it sting. Don't do this at home!!!!

OMG, I did the very same thing to the very same finger. It bled for 3 days even with pressure. The nerves in that fingertip were numb for a very long time.
Those tools are dangerous weapons

I know its not funny, but some of the posts about this had me laughing.
I believe if I sew/quilt long enough, something is bound to happen.
I've had many needle stabs, including one with sewing machine needle pinning my finger to the feed dogs (many years ago - very old Singer when I was a child), but knock-on-wood (just knuckled top of my head) no cuts with rotary cutter yet - good reason to stop cutting when I get tired.
Hoping it heals quickly,
Jan

As I read your post and all the others, I looked down at my right hand where it still red where I cut it yesterday with a rotary cutter, from second joint back to joint of fist. Boy does it hurt. Like everyone else, had a hard time getting it to stop bleeding, yes I take an aspirin a day. Just another reminder to be very careful.