psychonurse

I have always had trouble cutting but own Gingher left handed scissors and a rotary cutter, it helps. Theironing board thing, hubby always has to go to the opposite side if he uses the iron after me. Thecord comes out the back instead of one side so that helps me also.

pbreon

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tomilu

I bought a left-handed rotary cutter and love it. And I have left-handed scissors. Otherwise, I have adjusted after over 60 years of sewing. :thumbup:

quilterpam

The biggest problem has been with cutting. Someone will show me how to position my fabric and then we have to re arrange it so I can cut it. I never thought about switching the blade on the cutter-----great idea------thanks

Chasing Hawk

Being a lefty, I have learned to adapt.

I can't use things made for "lefties" because of this. But I still manage to work around issues that crop up.

Lyncat

Wow, there are a lot of us lefty quilters. I use the Fiskars rotary cutter with the blade on the "other" side, I use scissors righty, I use the lines on the cutting mat and rulers but not the numbers ( I do a lot of touching lines and counting...since I'm a special ed teacher it comes naturally!). My biggest problem is figuring out which direction things go together...don't know if that's a lefty problem or just me. I have a lot of trouble with left and right when following directions.

pontiac46750

I was just going to say I have taught people to quilt, and crochet. What I do is have them either sit of stand directly in front of me. They really appreciate that I have figured out a way to help them. Also as for the rulers. When they were having trouble reading the marks on them I had them turn the clear rulers over. That way they were still able to read the numbers and see the marks. Hey it helped. Like the one lady said on a lot of the the cutters you can change the blades to the other sides. So try to find that kind.
Hope these suggestions. Help.
Quilty Hugs,
Ann W.in Indiana

SueSew

Me too - it may go with leftiness. My biggest problem when I started quilting was to NOT sew things inside out. When I made clothes I'd get the sleeves wrong. I consider this quilting thing part of developing and stimulating that part of my brain Maybe it's like a spatial dylexia?

As for the rulers, I got a beginner's book "Basics and Beyond" which showed how to cut using rulers left-handed - but I still count the blocks just to double check.

bettysew

I have this rotary cutter and love it. In addition to being left handed, I also have rheumatoid arthritis and standing long enough to cut very many pieces is difficult. With this cutter, I can sit and cut.....it's wonderful.

Zhillslady

So happy u posted - I thought it was just me. Hardest thing I have are the ladies I teach to quilt. When it's a class for a particular quilt it's ok but when I get new people I'm showing how to cut and so forth I simply can't wrap my head around how to hold the rulers right handed. After 49 years of living I still do little if anything right handed, except golf. Instructor never asked what hand and I never knew I was golfing right handed. Olfa cutters can usually be used for both hands but I do have terrible time with picture directions that show it cutting backwards for me. Eleanor Burns day and night book has cutting directions for each. Maybe one day the other authors will catch up as well. In the mean time - lefties rule.