Rotary Safety
 

Several years ago, I made a 50th anniversary quilt for my in-laws...my sister-in-law provided pictures printed onto fabric and it was my job to put the quilt together...we live in an area with lots of lakes so I used the idea of Lady of the Lake (without) the larger triangle (that was where the pictures were) to make a scrappy quilt. My husband helped out as well by helping with the rotary cutting...it was the first and so far, the last time. He cut himself. My sister-in-law is a scrapbooker, so she and my husband (ever a ham) re-enacted the event and included a framed picture of the incident along with the quilt. Below is a picture of the finished quilt and the one we refer to as "Rotary Clay". With that, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of safety when cutting with a rotary blade.

I think he needed to go to Rotary 101 class. He seems to have a great sense of humor. Hopefully he still has all his digits, right??? :)

Yes, all fingers are still attached...twas only a flesh wound.

what a sense of humour and a very nice gift :)

Wonderful quilt! Looks like a lot of work but a great memory for your in-laws! Glad your husband wasn't hurt any worse than he was!!

LOL, fan of Monty Python are we?

Great quilt and hilarious re-enactment photos.

Very pretty quilt. I always pay attention to make sure my fingers are out of the way.

Other week DH decided he was going to cut some denim pants so he could make cover for his meter saw. He thinks a pizza cutter (ours is very sharp) is big and needed for a big job. He gives me his ' I know what I'm doing looks". Not even 2 minutes later we are on our way to the ER. Made him wait until I put protective tarp over my front seats. Told him there is a reason they call it a "pizza cutter" and he can just roll his eyes some other direction. Now I'm squeamish, actually get empathy pains in my tush when I see a needle about to be used but not this time, well maybe a little. But 3 sticks with novocaine and 5 stitches later, we're on our way home. WEnt to the store later and bought a new pizza cutter. Couldn't bare the thought. Showed him I have 2 pair of fileting gloves; my size and his size. he was in a hurry. I also drilled him. Utensils in the kitchen stay in the kitchen. I finished cutting his denim after washing it of course. I like the fileting gloves which can also be used to open oysters.

That is a beautiful quilt. Glad your husband is ok, and has a great sense of humor.