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help, i need another way to do this...

Old 11-07-2010, 06:23 PM
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i've put together a bandana rag quilt and now it is time to snip all the lil areas to finish it. i snip for awhile then i have to stop due to it hurting my thumb with the scissors. it is 64 11x11 inch blocks so you can imagein the time i have to cut on this quilt. anyone have another easier way of doing this??
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Old 11-07-2010, 06:24 PM
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rag scissors - they're spring loaded and have rather small blades so cut out half the action of cutting with regular scissors. Got mine at Hobby Lobby, but think Wal-mart has some, too.

Edited to add: Ebay has some listed too. I paid around $15 for mine.
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Old 11-07-2010, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by JanTx
rag scissors - they're spring loaded and have rather small blades so cut out half the action of cutting with regular scissors. Got mine at Hobby Lobby, but think Wal-mart has some, too.
Same here! But I got mine at JoAnn's.
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Old 11-07-2010, 06:26 PM
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There is a wonderful pair of snips that works great for this. You squeeze them like grips. I know Joanne's has them.
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Old 11-07-2010, 06:27 PM
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thank you so much, didnt know they had them. i will see if i can find some fast...
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Old 11-07-2010, 09:16 PM
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I originally bought mine for a rag quilt. They are really sharp and I find I use them a lot while quilting. They are small and very easy to use. A great investment!
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Old 11-07-2010, 10:12 PM
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Try these scissors by Heritage Cutlery. They are made just for cutting seams on rag quilts. They are very worth the money.

http://jhittlesewing.com/sewing/catalog.php Look under Heritage Cutlery for rag shears. Your hands will thank you!!
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:18 AM
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fiskar spring loaded 'nippers'
also...i draft help...pass out scissors to anyone sitting down and we all spread them out among us and clip/clip/clip.
also, i started doing some of the clipping as i go along...as in...
if i am making rows 8 blocks long, i will sew a row together, stop and clip the side (joined seams) then make the next row, clip the side seams, attach the two rows, clip the joining row...and i keep going, by the time it is all put together i only have the last joined row and around the outside and it's done...doing it that way means i do not have hours of clipping to accomplish when i really want to get it into the washer!
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yes, ty, that is a much better way than the way i did it with waiting until the last to clip all.
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Old 11-08-2010, 10:29 AM
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thank you all, i went to walmart here in my town last nite and no such snips, they took out the big craft dept and i hate that. so now i will have to travel about 30 minutes to Joann's, but i am sure it will not be unfruitful nor unjoyful...SHOP !!!!. :)
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