What's your favorite size rotary cutter?

[qltsbme]

I have never tried a 60mm rotary cutter. Never could see the reason for one that big. I use my 45mm all the time. I have the smaller one, but I don't know that I have ever used it unless I couldn't find my 45.

Nancy

[Eajosian]

I use my 60mm most of the time, then 45...

[Jasinta]

I use the 45 all the time, although I did buy a 60 it is good for when I cut the batting

[naniyosie]

45mm

[quiltfan35]

I use my 45 and the little one I haven't bought the 60 I haven't feeled like i needed it yet.

[Tiggersmom]

Can you buy the pinking blades and put them in the regular handle or is the pinking blades handle made differently????

[QIAD-Linda]

Hi Tiggersmom,
Yes, the pinking blades are made to fit into your rotary cutter. They are great for pinking the edges of fabrics. If you wash new fabrics before starting a quilt, if you zip the cut edge with a pinking blade, you won't have all the bothersome strings on your fabric.

[qltsbme]

The first quilt class I ever took was Trip Around the World with my mother in law. The class was based on El's book but the instructions were bootlegged off of it. I still cringe that I participated in something that was really a rip off against El. Anyway, I digress.
When we took the class, my mil had cut every one of her strips with scissors. She had never heard of a rotary cutter and mat. I tell you, shopping for her that Christmas was ever so easy!!!!!!

[DebJ]

I use my 45 the most. I started with that in the Fiskars brand but I switched to the Olfa brand because I could more easily use it with either hand. so I took my old F. one to use for cutting paper and one for the pinking blade. I also have a 60 Olfa for cutting multi layers with the acrylic ruler because the hub clears the ruler surface, that applies to when I cut fleece also. Then I have the two smaller rotary cutters Olfa produces, none of mine have the spring type handles though. My Olfa's all have the original thumb control blade covers, which is what I prefer.