Crafting is dangerous...
Last night as I was rotary cutting some fabric for a charity quilt, I wasn't paying enough attention and rotary cut part of my left pointer finger tip right off - nail and all! I was quite shocked, as you may imagine. I don't have my new insurance coverage yet and my finger was spewing all over, so what is a girl to do? Call her daddy, who happens to be a veterinarian but lives 4 states away. After tight wrapping, ice, and multiple tylenol, I am doing better. I didn't have to go to the ER because I can't find the rest of my finger to reattach. It's definitely gruesome-looking and sore, but seems to be fairly superficial and will probably look normal after it's healed. The good news? There's not a drop of blood on the fabric I was cutting!
Anywho, this post is taking awhile to type, as you can imagine, so here's a pic of a quilt top I finished earlier this week. It is also a charity quilt, but not the one I shed blood for! The fabric is all from JoAnn. The pattern is a free download from Connecting Threads.
Keep your fingers clear of the edge! Happy sewing.
I'm linking to Freshly Pieced and Fabric Tuesday.
5 comments:
Oh no! I'm so sorry, yikes! Prayers and hugs for you. Your quilt top is charming and sweet, but I hope you have somebody close to give you some TLC while you heal.
Oh man, I nicked myself with the rotary cutter the first time I tried it. It doesn't sound nearly as bad as your experience, but now I definitely have a hate/hate relationship with it. :P How funny that none of it got on your quilt.
Your charity quilt top is just beautiful. Great work!
Hope you heal up with minimal issues, and quickly!
I did the same thing to my finger a couple of months ago! ouch! Now instead of having a nice rounded tip it's kind of a triangle shape. It seemed to take forever to heal so I hope yours heals faster. I miss the use of that little section of finger I use to have. Now everytime I cut something my body tightens up a little. I might get a klutz glove to use from now on. My heart goes out to you. So glad you didn't bleed on the fabric though! yeah!
There's been a lot of finger slicing going on in blogland lately! Hope your finger is well soon.
I almost ordered the kit for that Connecting Theads pattern. Your interpretation looks great!
Cute quilt! Love the cherries! Your injury sounds painful - hope you heal fast. And my husband never believes me when I tell him quilting can be dangerous. : ) Thanks for linking up to WIP Wednesday.
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