Originally Posted by
quiltinglady54
Well, it finally happened! I was cutting a border today and my rotary cutter "jumped" the ruler and I ended up slicing into my index finger. Seven stitches and a very sore finger later, I am looking for some sort of guard you place on the ruler so hopefully this won't happen. I saw one online recently, but of course can't remember where. Does anyone know what I am talking about or where I can get one?? Thanks!
I did this just yesterday. I’ve been using my rotary cutter everyday for at least 5 years. I couldn’t believe it. The cut started on the side of my index finger starting at the first joint, ran up along the side of my nail, then exited at the tip taking some nail with it. The cut was a good 1/2” deep all along the way. I was lucky the ”slab” was not cut off completely. The 6 stitches I received were the most painful thing I’ve ever endured. I now have a rotary ruler cutting guard on the way from Amazon. I never want to go through that again!
go to a Amazon and search for
Dritz 11022 O'LIPFA 22-Inch Safety Shield