sheilar

I took my first quilting class in 1996, ruler, mat and rotary cutter were also bought then

maviskw

I still have my first cutter and first mat. The mat has been cut in half: one half for my daughter (for crafts) and one half for me (I still use it every day). The cutter doesn't work real well; something is worn out in it) but I still use it for paper. I think I got them shortly after I moved to this house in mid eighties. My first 8"ruler got warped, but it makes a nice addition to the tools in my garage. My first 24" X 6 1/2" "Betty Gahl" ruler is still around. I loved it, but the markings have been wearing off and are very hard to see.

Onebyone

Anyone remember the lip rulers? I still have the 24" long one for cutting WOF.

crafty pat

I saw and bought mine in the early eighty's. I still have boxes of templates cut from cardboard and plastic.

cindi

I’ve had one for years and use it all the time. Getting ready to replace it. I love it!

just janet

1985 for sure, maybe earlier. Before then it was the good old scissors.

Krisb

Olfa began marketing rotary cutters, cutting mats and rulers to quilters in 1979.

origamigoldfish

My mom learned to quilt in the mid-eighties, and I remember helping her trace around so many templates onto fabric...by the time I got interested in the early 90s, she had a rotary mat and cutter she was so excited to use (and I was never allowed to touch...not till I bought my own, lol)

Jordan

I am thinking about 1985 is when I had heard about these tools. I started quilting in 1989 and bought the rotary cutter when I took a quilting class. Love the rotary cutter but I remember watching my grandmother sew and she cut out cardboard from cereal boxes and used scissors so our convenience has come a long way in the quilting world.

leaha

yes I still have one.