not really OT..just a curious question

Left my rotary cutter open on the table. Realized how naughty I was and reached across the table to close the cutter. Bumped into the 6x24 ruler and knocked it off the table. The corner of the ruler stabbed my toe. Blood and everything! Thank goodness 'tis the season for not wearing shoes since there is a scab and big black-and-blue bump where the ruler hit.

Kay Ahr in Nevada

off kilter quilter wrote:

you have done to yourself while quilting??

I feel your pain! I hate when that happens!!! What I have learned is that when I am doing any quilting or a craft and something falls to the floor, it is most definitely going to land on my foot and hit my bunion square on!! It could be the smallest item on my cutting table like my little metal pencil sharpener, it falls and bam!!! Besides those mishaps, I only have 2 little scars from my carelessness with the cutter, that's not bad for almost 17 years of quilting. Stepped on a few straight pins over the years too!! Just lucky so far!!

Joan (from GA at the moment)

Kay Ahr wrote:

you have done to yourself while quilting??

Perhaps the ruler was preventing you from getting cut by the rotary cutter? The tools stick together you know. You can still sew with a boo-boo on your foot, but it's very difficult with a boo-boo on your hand. Ask me how I know. Now I use rotary cutters that shut themselves automatically. They're much happier that way.

you have done to yourself while quilting??

Definitely running the sewing needle through a finger. I've done it twice now, with different machines. The thumb with the Iron Monster (1949 Wards) was certainly a much worse mishap than the finger with the Bernina. The finger stopped bleeding immediately and healed quickly. The thumb - I had trouble stopping the bleeding. Set a timer and told the spouse to call a taxi or ambulance if I didn't stop it by the time the timer buzzed. Fortunately, it did stop in time. I have a lovely scar.

Haven't cut myself or anyone else with the rotary cutter yet, but it's not for lack of trying on the part of the various cats who love to plonk themselves onto the cutting board at just the wrong time.

-georg

Ouch! For both of you! I'm just curious, in the interest of iron safety.... has anyone tried the new oliso iron? Sets with the face plate down on riser things?? I've burned myself a number of times the same way and as DD gets older and starts quilting more... well.. I'm always up for safer..

Saw an ad in the last Threads for a silicone pad, shaped like a sole plate, to put the iron on. Supposed to ease strain on your wrist as well, because you really work that joint during a long ironing session if you have to put the iron vertical every time. Roberta in D

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I believe that.. I had a pinched nerve last summer and would get huge amounts of shoulder and wrist pain when I ironed for any period of time.... it's getting better, but it made me realize the stress ironing creates.

I wonder if you could put any old silicone pad down... I have a few silicone heating pads.... would interfere with the auto shut off... but that might work for me and before you all yell, I'm extra cautious about turning off and unplugging appliances everytime I walk away....

I haven't tried it, but Fons & Porter are using it on their new shows. It looks very cool - I was trying to read the name of it, but I wasn't familiar, so I thought perhaps Oliso was the style name. Maybe you could call or email Fons & Porter for some input. They mentioned in a recent show that it was a new iron that you can put it

Ouch! I hope you and the ruler feel better soon. Linda in Tx