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Oct 4, 2010

That was close!

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I nearly lost the top of my little pinkie today!  While zipping through the fabric with my rotary cutter, I suddenly realized I’d made a careless mistake.  But whew!…it just got the nail and the tiniest sliver of finger….no blood…no pain…and one very lucky me! 

There are safer ways to trim ones nails so I will slow down and be more careful now. 

daisy name

18 comments:

  1. KaarenOctober 4, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    A lesson to be learned for all of us reading this.

    Whew, Annette! That little quilting angel sitting on your shoulder was definitely looking out for you.

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  2. TudyOctober 4, 2010 at 1:36 PM

    That was a close call and could have been a lot worse. Count your blessings it was not worse.

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  3. Needled MomOctober 4, 2010 at 2:15 PM

    That WAS close.

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  4. quiltingnanaOctober 4, 2010 at 3:09 PM

    you are lucky....those rotary cutters can be tricky

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  5. LindaOctober 4, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    Ouch...yes please slow down...those bows you made are adorable...I'm going to have to go make some of those for my great niece!

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  6. ThimbleannaOctober 4, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    Ouch Annette -- be careful!

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  7. AnonymousOctober 5, 2010 at 12:52 AM

    I feel a shiver down my spine !
    Have a nice careful day .
    Best wishes from France

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  8. Stray Stitches (Linda G)October 5, 2010 at 7:32 PM

    You are the second person I have read about with a rotary cutter injury this week!

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  9. RhondaOctober 5, 2010 at 8:23 PM

    Ouch!!

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  10. Carrie P.October 7, 2010 at 11:49 AM

    whew glad it wasn't worse. I had a student cut her finger really bad in class. I felt horrible.

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  11. Rose MarieOctober 9, 2010 at 2:10 PM

    Someone was looking over your shoulder! That was a close call....

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  12. TriciaOctober 9, 2010 at 3:14 PM

    Oh my!

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  13. Kim D.October 9, 2010 at 7:50 PM

    Ouch! I'm glad it wasn't more severe. I did that to my finger a few years back. Mine was a little worse which resulted in a trip to the emergency room. They gave me a block on both sides of the finger and cut the remainder of the skin off. I've seen it happen to other people, but never thought I'd do it myself. I purchased a guard for my rulers and hopefully it will never happen again.

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  14. Days and colorsOctober 10, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    Oh, Annette, I'm glad you did not hurt your finger badly! I've did it once and still today the finger mail grows a bit odd at that place, isn't that strange?

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  15. MickiOctober 10, 2010 at 10:23 AM

    So glad that ou didn't hurt yourself Annette!
    Micki

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  16. Nanette MerrillOctober 12, 2010 at 1:58 PM

    oh! darn Last night I went over my left hand with my cutter. I hate getting blood on fabric!

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  17. Kim BrackettOctober 17, 2010 at 7:14 AM

    So glad you didn't do any damage!

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  18. Crystal StanworthMarch 22, 2012 at 6:32 PM

    wow that was a close call!! i've actually done worse damage with the needle of the sewing machine than with the rotary cutter so far... i swear i met the age requirements to be operating these things!! lol. thanks for sharing!

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