which direction do you cut with your rotary?

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03-04-2011, 06:51 AM

#61

SandyMac

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north( hee hee away from me)

03-04-2011, 07:07 AM

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justflyingin

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Away from my body.

03-04-2011, 07:12 AM

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kbs

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I cut toward me, know that is wrong, but I have better control. Just have to be careful.

03-04-2011, 07:25 AM

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IowaStitcher

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I have 2 hands and the cutter rolls both directions. So it is whatever the situation calls for - away from me, toward me, right or left hand.

03-04-2011, 07:55 AM

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Marysewfun

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Quote:

Originally Posted by magpiefeather

I didn't know any better so I taught myself to use it TOWARD me...now and then I try it the other way and it seems awkward.

Sometimes I start out toward me because it seems like I have more leverage - but if that didn't work, I slide back away from me (a second pass) - so I guess it is how the particular project feels at the time. Of course I am still a newbie at this stuff and probably have a lot more (ahem) habits to break.
Marysewfun :D

03-04-2011, 07:58 AM

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EagarBeez

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Always away from me, I take breaks to so I can stretch my back. I always did it this way, to protect from accidentally cutting myself if it should slip, and also if there should be a nick, that it doesn't pull the fabric

03-04-2011, 08:15 AM

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Drew

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Always away from - safety first!

03-04-2011, 08:17 AM

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matraina

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I go from bottom to top (away from me).

I would like to know why I couldn't leave a comment on the MSNBC quilt show that had a quilt with a pregnant woman on it. Since I couldn't, I'll leave it here.

I don't go to a quilt show to find out about the ills of the world. Yes, a woman's body is beautiful but she covers it up in public. Instead of trying to show a cause in a quilt, wouldn't it be better to actually do something about it (money, volunteer, teach, etc.)