patski

yes it is, there are rotary cutters made for being able to sit & cut. CHeck the altos sight Also think about the accuquilt cutter, it may be expensive but just buy the dies you need (on ebay) much cheaper, this will help you too. Wish I lived closer and could do your cutting! Hugs

ILoveToQuilt

I'm a sitter except when I am cutting very long strips. I sit on an adjustable desk chair that I can raise or lower depending on where I am cutting - sewing table or dining room table. Just be careful not to cut toward you...you are already changing one thing - standing to sitting - so you may inadvertently also change your cutting technique, too.

llong0233

Sabrina has it right. Just find the height that is comfortable for you and cut away! Watching the staff at JoAnn cut fabric I notice their cutting table is higher than any table I have in my house; although just about the same height oas my kitchen counter. So I found a kitchen stool that puts me at the right height and angle and cut there. Really helps with the back problem.

purplefiend

SueJ,
Standing and cutting for 3 hours is way too long. I sit and cut most of the time, only standing when I need to cut strips.
Sharon W.

mcar

Working for 45 min at a time......not 3 hours, works for me. I have to save my neck and my back and hips. I then rest, go on to something else and then go back to the job. You would be surprised at how much I can complete in the short amount of time. I leave my quilting area ready to work on the next step....always approaching the area ready to go!

Mornigstar

Funny you should ask !!! This week I was cutting while on our pontoon boat while hubby and friend was fishing.

Water wasn't rough and we have kidney shaped table where I put my cutting mat --have a 12 in folding one with
ironing side on other half. My girl friend caught 6 perch fish for dinner . She cleaned/cooked them. Lots of fun.
Going boating again but no quilting. Lovely holiday weekend here in north.

wordpaintervs

I make large cloth dolls to give away to children with very devestating medical problems (mostly kids with cancer) and cut on my floor or put a cutting mat on the wider part of the ironing board, putting it in front of the recliner. I am almost 72 and have done that for soon to be 108 of the dolls (100 of which have found a home.) Sometimes because I only have 34% of my lungs, I get short of breath, and have to go get my o2, and sometimes if the fabric is denser then normal (that I reserve for doll bodies) my fingers get super tired, and I rest them and excercise my hands for a day before more cutting. I haven't spent money on a cutting table, as what isn't donated toward the dolls, goes toward postage when I have to mail them out. THE ACS disburses them for me otherwise. I use cash donationsm when they can be spared to buy thread, trim and ribbons, etc. material...all that stuff. Anyway, what I am taking a long time to say is this....whatever one has to do to get the cutting done is to cut where you can, maybe in shorter time spans and doing it more often, but where there is a will, there is a way. Hang in there and it will all work itself out. Maybe someday you'll get some kind of table. I find it all works out or has for me. If I am almost 72 and can do it, I imagine most others can as well. God Bless you and yours out there.

Vickey Stamps

Quilting Nonnie

Ditto! I also use the Martelli Ergo cutter. It is perfect for sitting and cutting. It is so much easier than using a straight handled cutter. Try it and see!!!

Mornigstar

SueJ and others -yes, forgot to add that I was sitting on the bench seat on boat while cutting.
Gee, wish I lived closer to some of you to share some of my stash stuff as I will never get all of this used in
my lifetime. Seems the more I give away the more I have. Have 4 rotory cutters so use according to mood.
I need new knee so can not stand for long to do anything.

PATTIESPEARL

i HAVE HAD 5 BACK SURGERIES AND STANDING TO DO ANYTHING IS INCREDIBLY PAINFUL. I PUT MY CUTTING MAT ON THE IRONING BOARD AND SIT AT THE IRONINGBOARD TO DO MY CUTTING. MUCH EASIER FOR ME!