A round blade in a handle, rolled along a ruler across a self-healing mat. Introduced for garment cutting, it was adopted by quilters almost immediately and rebuilt the craft around fast, accurate strip piecing; the cutter, mat and acrylic ruler are now the standard first purchase of modern quilting. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Introduced When (Circa)1979, by the Olfa company of Japan, originally for garment making 1 OriginThe first rotary cutter was introduced by the Olfa company in 1979 for garment making, and was quickly adopted by quilters. 1 Introduced era (class) Connections
Associated With
Source Rotary Cutter (Wikipedia)
Both hold quilt layers steady for the quilter, the frame by tensioning the whole piece and the rotary cutter by enabling accurate strip piecing before the layers are ever assembled.
Used In
Rotary Cutter is used in Bear's Paw Quilt Block.
Rotary Cutter is used in Double Wedding Ring Quilt Pattern.
Rotary Cutter is used in Dresden Plate Quilt Pattern.
Rotary Cutter is used in Drunkard's Path Quilt Block.
Rotary Cutter is used in Flying Geese Quilt Pattern.
Rotary Cutter is used in Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt Pattern.
Rotary Cutter is used in Log Cabin Quilt Block.
Rotary Cutter is used in Nine Patch Quilt Block.
Rotary Cutter is used in Ohio Star Quilt Block.
Source Rotary Cutter (Wikipedia)
Rotary Cutter is used in Storm at Sea Quilt Pattern.
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Era Of Origin
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Also in History Atlas: the era this subject comes from.
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1. Rotary Cutter (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory sectionQuote, History section
The first rotary cutter was introduced by the OLFA company in 1979 for garment making, however, it was quickly adopted by quilters.
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