Onebyone

These are the best I have used. My hand does not get sore or tired.


https://www.joann.com/heritage-sprin...s/9816000.html
When I bought mine they were $24.99, but that was some years ago Still good as new after many rag cuttings.

Chasing Hawk

Believe it or not I use these...Work like a champ

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Fiskars-Sta...nip/1001459840

Quiltwoman44

I think mine are like yours. Love them!!

Onebyone

I have the Fiskars sold at Lowe's. They are good snips. I use them for cutting cord, rope, bird food bags, anything thicker then fabric, etc. They earn their keep around here. They are my favorite gift to give to new homeowners.

toogie

I can’t remember but I am thinking the only rag quilt I started, I cut my batting smaller so it wasn’t in my snip area. Mine was started about 10-12 years ago and remains a UFO because my hands hurt to snip with scissors. I refuse to buy the snips to finish as I am determined NEVER to make another.-lol it is almost complete but just can’t bring myself to finish. Maybe one day because I really liked the John Deere fabric and because we have farmers in the family.

osewme

I have a pair of spring loaded snips that I used for the one & only rag quilt I ever made. I've used those snips for other things too & they work really well. Mine did not come from Lowe's but I see that Lowe's are a lot less expensive than JoAnn's. I think I got mine at Walmart many, many years ago & don't know what I paid for them but I know it wasn't the $35-$50 price range that JA sells them for.

quiltstuff

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Found them at Haus of Tools for $28.99 with free shipping.
https://hausoftools.com/products/her...quilting-snips

judylg

I have these gardening snips and wondered about using them. Actually I have them on my sewing table. Now I will use these when I get to that part, which is a ways off.

judylg

Thanks for all of your ideas. Have squares cut. Think I will start with a pillow cover and see what happens, if memory serves me right I remember the thickness of the seams when I sewed together before. Now my machine is older so will see how it goes.

ljptexas

I've only made 1. Here in NE Texas it doesn't get real cold so I just used 2 fabrics with no batting. Used 5" blocks but decided when I make another, it'll be with wider blocks! Using ½" seams makes them more ragged when washed....