Be careful!
 

I know we all know we're supposed to be careful with our rotary cutters. And I thought I was - but yesterday it slipped, and I cut a large slice of my finger off - enough that I had to go to the clinic and have it cauterized. It wasn't fun! Please, learn from my mistake and be EXTRA careful when cutting!

Oh no!!! I am so sorry!!!!!

Wow, get well soon.
I have to be extra careful since I am on blood thinners.

Wow, that has to hurt!
Thanks for the reminder. I'm sure we all get careless some times.

I feel your pain!!! An experienced sewer but at the time-new to rotary cutters and quilting. I had taken a quilting class-during which our class was warned of the dangers of these tools. I even remember thinking "good point--must committ to memory!"

Well --as I worked on my homework one afternoon and being in a bit of a hurry, I sliced the the top of my middle finger almost completely off ! As I ran to the kitchen sink with my arm in the air--all I could do was cry and mutter "how could I be so stupid?!?!? I know better!" DH was impressed that although tragic I left no blood trail and my finger healed after a few weeks! I did hang my head in shame and lifted my bandaged finger in the air when I returned to class and gave the statement "Teacher was right! They are sharp!"

Ouch! Heal quickly.

Ouch!!! I try to be careful - but then there are times you get distracted. So sorry for you!!

Ouch I'm sorry you are hurting. I hope you heal up quickly.

I hate to hear this. I feel for you and hope it doesn't hurt too much!

Dina

omg .... I feel your pain, I was in the garage using the the wire wheel and leaned into the other end of the grinding stone. needless to say, i spent the day in the hospital and a nasty scar ... not one big cut a half inch deep but two....

I am so sorry for you, I hope you get well soon. I was looking to buy the electric one but DH told me he could see me cutting off a finger as I am so accident pron. I thought about it awhile and he is right so I did not buy it.

Oh poor baby. I did the same but after four hours it quit bleeding. had to wear a metal finger guard for about a month due to the nerves being sensitive. I used my 8x24 inch ruler with a plastic guard on it-but somehow turned it and was using the side without the guard! my fault for not paying attention. but i'm much more careful now. those things are sharp!!!

Ouch! Welcome to the infamous club of "we all did it too".
Yesterday I was using salad tongs to maneuver the scrubber in a tall skinny vase. Did not expect the hinge end of the tongs to have a sharp edge . . . Bandaid on the end of my thumb for a couple of days now.

yep...me, too. 3 stitches. :)

Ladies, do what I did. Get a Klutz glove, I believe it's called. Similar to what butchers wear. You can get them on-line at quilting supply sites.

Be careful!
 

I'm so sorry this happened to you. I'm grateful every day to someone (Bellaboo?) who posted on the board a while back about Rule Steady. Besides its safety factor, it's great at keeping your rulers from slipping.

It is so easy to forget safety. I hope that you do heal up OK.

I bought a Klutz glove after seeing a quilting instructor slice off a piece of her finger. I figure if an experienced instructor can make a mistake like that, I'd be in real trouble without some sort of protection. Love the glove...just need to remember to use it every time I have a rotary cutter in hand.

That was a good subject to bring up as we all can get careless at times I know I do .
I hope it is getting better.

eunice

I never use a rotary cutter without a safety guard of some kind. Not even to make one tiny little cut. My favorite and is the Quiltrers Slide Lock. It holds the ruler in place and no slipping and my hand is no where near the blade. I have all sizes. There are many safety tools to choose from. Please find the one you like and never cut without it.

I know your pain I sliced a chunk off my index finger last year and still have no feeling. I had to go to the wound center for 9 weeks while they trimmed the skin and packed my wound. The next thing I purchased at Joann's was a cutting glove and don,t cut without it.

When I was learning to use a rotary cutter. I would jerk or something and cut away from the ruler. I messed some fabrics but not my fingers. I don't get in a hurry when I cut. I try to make sure my fingrs are away from the edge of the ruler. I hope I don't get lax.

Ouchies! I can feel your pain, been there myself. Fortunately I didn't have to go to the clinic and it healed up pretty well.

Oh no. I hope you heal quickly.

I don't understand anyone depending on luck to not have a bad accident with the rotary cutter. Why not make sure you won't?

oh my goodness . .. the irony!!

I am a careful cutter, without a glove (soon as i can afford one!) -- the worst I have done with my rotary is a nick (like a papercut) to my knuckle. The cutter jumped my ruler and flew! but, my other hand was well out of the way, and my reflexes like a cat!! (haha)

However, I did cut my hand terribly last year. Washing dishes!! UGH -- flawed glass, hurried 'washer' . . . hacked off my first knuckle. Would you believe it is growing back?! I was lucky not to have permanently damaged a tendon or nerve, but I'm even more careful cutting now . . . it is harder!

bummer to be hurt doing chores!!

;0)

Ouch! Please be careful and make sure it does not get infected!
Hope it feel better soon and heals quickly

Did that a couple of weeks ago, but not as bad as you did! But a nice piece off the old finger! It's the second time I did it and it was because I wasn't looking at what I was doing. Hope yours heals well.

I was cutting normally and suddenly felt something. I had placed my finger too close to the edge and luckily sliced off my false nail. No blood. So keep fingers out of the way.
Hope it heals quickly.

yikes, don't even want to picture what your finger looked like... hope it heals quickly.

You can buy rulers with guards on them or buy guards for your present ruler so that if the rotary cutter slips it will hit the guard before your finger.

I am so sorry that happened to you. I can just feel it!

I love your quote by Martin Luther. I have two quotes from him that I really love - would love to pass them on to you: "Next to the word of God, music deserves the highest praise. The gift of language combined with the gift of Song was given to man that he should proclaim the Word of God through Music." And, "Fear not, Little Dog. Thou, too, in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail." (Which tells me that our pets will see us in Heaven (providing we get there too!!). (Golden tail being the halo!!!!) Edie

PS - Take good care of your finger!

I have a Klutz glove (I also have a glove like butchers - bought for me by my DDIL). 2nd part of that is to WEAR IT! I forget to.

OMGosh! That had to hurt bad! Yes, we all need to be careful, I would've never thought I'd sew through my finger, but it happened!

Yes, they are sharp! I just bumped mine one time when I hadn't closed it and got a cut - nothing serious but a good reminder!

OUCH!!! A PAPER CUT HURTS, SO i CAN IMAGINE HOW SORE YOUR PAIN WAS, i FEEL YOUR PAIN!!!! HEAL FAST.

Wow...I know that hurt..Sorry you got hurt....good advice to us all...Thanks for the warning....

So sorry, sure hope you are feeling better soon. Thanks for the timely warning.

Ouch in a big way! I sliced the tip of my index finger the first day I used mine and right before I had to go to work at the salon. Had to wear gloves the whole day. I had some Super Glue and hurt like a booger but closed it up.

I did the same thing just a little while back, I also had to go have it cauterized, and no it isn't fun. They had to give me a block. Man I thought I would bleed to death. I now have a pointed finger, lol..but you can bet I am very careful now. I think my finger will always be numb and tender. If I bump it it hurts like crazy. Sorry it happened to you too. I think we probably have learned our lesson, I hope so anyway.