Oh, man!! I gotta go to Harbor Freight!! Everybody finds the greatest deals there!!

I keep a hammer in my studio just for this purpose. Have been using it for years and it works great. Just a plain ole regular hammer.

I have one of those mallets in my leather tooling area. Hummmn, and I wondered why tools and supplies migrated.

...definitely cheaper in a hardware store!

LOL - was thinking the exact thing. That's where I got my 45mm rotary blade - sold as carpet cutters - and cheap - and yes they work really great!

Dont have one, but the idea is very appealing.

Thanks for the clear illustration/tip....

At first I said, "Huh?" .... but then : I just went and tried it on my WIP .. I can see the difference it will make ..... again, THANKS ..

This "Huh? response was meant for greenfairy .... about the snipping of the three stitches at the corners of connecting pieces. It really does work for me...

LOL! There's probably one of those in my husband's tool box.....I may have to confiscate it!

I have one that I crack Crab Claws with!! Can't wait to try it on a quilt!! :) BTW, I also bookmarked the flat seams blog :) )