I was happily cutting up scraps - smoothing out a piece of fabric on the cutting board, picked up the ruler in one hand to lay it down, and grabbed the rotary cutter in the other... and twitched -

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Luckily it was a new blade and just a light tap - but I bleed forever because of the daily aspirin. No real damage. SOMEONE was watching out for me.

I headed for the kitchen and called to hubby for a band-aid. Here's what he did

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I love that man - but this is overkill for a little scratch. I'm fine - just a scratch really - no stitches necessary. I've had worse injuries from the darn cats!

Moral of the story - 1) Pay attention to where the cutter is when you have to sneeze, and 2) be specific when you ask for a band-aid...