My advice, "don't bleed on the cutwork"--my son and I quote this every time we load up the quilting machine--those ten penny nails (our quilting pins) will get you every time.....
Your injury made my tummy turn over--I've only witnessed a bad rotary cutter finger slicing once in my quilting career (it was awful, they almost had to hospitalize me, not the injured lady); most of the needle and pin pricks have been pretty minor. DH would have had to take me to the hospital if I had been there helping you....hope you're doing better now.