quiltingbea

So, the blade fit the regular 45mm cutter? I am thinking of buying one now. But I didn't want to buy another cutter because I have three already.

Canada Kate

The next time I cut some fabric to make blocks I will take pictures and post them.

4EVERquilt

Do you buy the pinking blade and then add it to your old rotary cutter? Or do you have to buy a whole new handle too?
I have an olfa rotary cutter.

lodad

I will have to give this a try. I really don't like all the threads all over my clothes and house. I use 4 room of the 5 that I have to make a quilt and I have two cats that like to cuddle in the fabric. I know they get the threads on their
fur and lick it off. Not good. SO I WILL HAVE TO TRY THE ZIG ZAG (Pinking) rotary blade.

THANKS a MILLION for sharing

LOWELL

debs

Looks great from the wrong side, so should be really special from the front!

Debs

quiltsRfun

That looks wonderful. Those hanging threads on the back are the bane of my quilting life.

Canada Kate

Yes, I just bought the blade and installed it in my existing cutter. Except that now I'm going to have to get another cutter to cut stuff that I don't want to be pinked, but that's not a big deal, and easier than switching all the time.

Sewflower

Thanks for the tip. Putting it on my list

quiltingbea

I just bought a pinking blade and it does fit fine in the regular olfa 45mm cutter. If anyone wants to buy one, they are $16.99 at Joanns and only $11.99 at Michaels. Look for a coupon. They will let you use it for them.

Canada Kate

Here are some pictures of fabric in various stages of sewing, cut using the pinking blade:

Picture 1: Fabric on the mat with the ruler ready to be cut.
Picture 2: Cutting fabric using the pinking blade. Note that the blade is right up against the ruler, in the same manner as it would be for a standard rotary blade.
Picture 3: Sewing pieces on the machine. Note that you can see the "teeth" made by the pinking balde in the blue and red pieces of fabric on the left, aligned with the 1/4" foot. The rightmost part (the outermost edge) of the "tooth" is what I align the foot to. Note that you will never get the teeth in the two pieces of fabic to match up when you sew them. That's fine, it makes no difference to the finished appearance of the quillt as this is inside your seam.
Picture 4: Pieces sewn and ready to cut.
Picture 5: Cutting sewn together pieces using the pinking blade.

See next post for 2 more photos.