tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post5606546133368736568..comments2024-03-11T06:44:18.577-07:00Comments on Wonkyworld: 1979: The Year the Rotary Cutter was BornBill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-65262777037328291302017-06-17T16:41:24.024-07:002017-06-17T16:41:24.024-07:00Not surprised in the least! I started quiltmaking...Not surprised in the least! I started quiltmaking in 1975, and also used cardboard templates, pencils and scissors. I got a mat, cutter and ruler right after they came out. Dot abelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12435435610527429193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-80491850724436401312017-06-17T11:54:18.831-07:002017-06-17T11:54:18.831-07:00I still have my first Olfa rotary cutter, which I ...I still have my first Olfa rotary cutter, which I bought in the 1980s. And I have a SILVER Limited Edition rotary cutter that Olfa put out for the 25th anniversary of the rotary cutter. For anyone (like me) who learned to quilt in the Olden Days, drawing around a cardboard template and cutting every single piece of fabric by hand with a scissors, the rotary cutter was life-changing! Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00400882984728508882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-54903774409619267032017-06-16T20:53:34.715-07:002017-06-16T20:53:34.715-07:00I remember getting my first rotary cutter in 1981,...I remember getting my first rotary cutter in 1981, I'm fairly sure that cutting mats weren't presented as an option to use with the rotary cutter, instead I used a chopping board. Needless to say my rotary cutter blade went blunt quite quickly.Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024358673602132526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-75482579599588943272017-06-16T17:25:13.801-07:002017-06-16T17:25:13.801-07:00I had NO idea the rotary cutter was that old!! Tha...I had NO idea the rotary cutter was that old!! Thanks for that tidbit of information.The Joyful Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706614750500929214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-83192573794355800462017-06-16T16:15:46.851-07:002017-06-16T16:15:46.851-07:00I didn't use one till the mid-'80s, and th...I didn't use one till the mid-'80s, and then it was for garment sewing. Pattern weights and a rotary cutter made it s much easier. Trouble is, I cut through the felt on the pool table that I was using as my cutting table. (insert frowny face here)Libby in TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709701255260085505noreply@blogger.com