QuilterMomOf3

I'm such a klutz, I had to make myself a pair of reversible denim bracers to protect my wrists while I work.

These became a necessity after my husband only 1/2 jokingly warned me to be careful with the sharp implements or I would be banned from sewing...lol...

I skewered my left wrist while ripping the inseam from a pair of jeans, and sliced my right wrist using my 1st ever, newly purchased, never before used rotary cutter...

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Complete with pocket for holding phone, mp3 player, or tools...such as an awl.
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Chasing Hawk

This is true, I just had my tetanus shot when I went into the hospital last April.
I went in for chest pains and came out with a shot.......lol

Chasing Hawk

Neat idea!

Maybe I should make a set for the kitchen. I always manage to burn my wrists on the oven racks.

Dina

I hope you heal quickly.

Dina

jeanharville

quiltermom, what a good idea and quite the fashion statment. Thanks for the tute.

Ouch! The OP and others' experiences made me hurt just reading about them. These accidents can so easily happen to any of us.

AlienQuilter

I'm prone to this also!

AlienQuilter

Do you know if this is standard procedure? I was in the hospital earlier this year with chest pains. They stuck me so many times I don't remember if I got a tetanus shot!

AlienQuilter

I have gotten to where I just let things drop - less painful that way. I do remember the one and only time cutting myself with a rotary cutter. It was during a quilting class where the first thing discussed was safely cutting and the first time I use it my hand slipped and I got cut and bled quite a bit. They laughed and said I was a quilter since I was more worried about getting blood on the fabric than I was about the cut.

Justamom410

OUCH!! I wouldn't think a seam ripper could inflict that kind of damage. Goes to show how new I am to all this! One more thing I will keep in mind while working!

captlynhall

I hope you heal quickly and the pain goes away. I too back away if something is falling and let it go. I'm a wuss. Don't like to get hurt.

I have to share this story about rotary cutter safety. It probably helps that I have a great fear of being cut, because I never set my rotary cutter down without the blade guard. In my quilting class the teacher related a story of one of her students from two classes before. This lady did not show up for two classes in a row and everyone was wondering what happened. On the third class, she came in on crutches, accompanied by her husband, and with a big walking foot all bandaged up. What happened was she was working on the backing fabric of her quilt, which was a lot of fabric piled on the table. She set her rotary cutter down, was moving the fabric around and the cutter was knocked off the table and fell, blade down of course, on her toes. It cut her so bad, she had tendon damage and required surgery to repair. She was in the hospital for several days, and endured a lot of pain. Especially when she got the hospital bill.

The teacher said those cutters never fall with the handle down and the blade is like a flying razor blade. That story got my attention.