Honestly, with a 7 year old June Taylor mat, I'd toss the thing and treat myself to a new Olfa mat....and use both sides!! You'll love it!Originally Posted by RugosaB
Jan in VA
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Honestly, with a 7 year old June Taylor mat, I'd toss the thing and treat myself to a new Olfa mat....and use both sides!! You'll love it!
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
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After reading the replies, that's what I'm going to do!
(thank you everyone for the info)
You know that feeling when you've finished all your quilting projects and your studio is perfectly clean???? Me neither.
It's not how fast you sew, it's how well you sew fast! Wait, I think that's supposed to be MOW!
When I flipped my Olfa mat over, I drew several lines with a permanent ink market for when I want to line up fabric straight.
If life gives you lemons, make Limoncello!
Such a good idea. Why didn't I think of that? I need to do that and then the back of my unmarked mat will be usable to me.
Thanks for posting this!
Super Idea, Does the permanent (as permanent as possible) rub off the mat and onto the fabric. I am a person that totally depends on those 1/8" lines for straight! I trust me, and I had better after 76 years, but my hands don't listen to me all the time, and the eyes are getting a little sassy, too! But I have, I'll bet a nickel to a rotten donut, at least 8 mats, all different sizes that are like brand new on the flip side. And mats are expensive. Thanks for the info,. That is something I am going to do. Edie
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When I drew the lines on the back of the mat with the permanent ink marker, I waited until the next day to be absolutely, positively certain that it was dry.
The colour has never transferred to the fabric and the lines are still as bright as when I drew them.
I'll add that I drew four lines top to bottom about four inches from each side to use squaring up washed and pressed yardage. Four lines so it wouldn't matter which way I had the fabric on the mat, not because you need four lines to square up. Then I drew several more lines in the middle to use to line up fabric edges when cutting. Hope this helps.
If life gives you lemons, make Limoncello!
Great idea! Love the idea of adding some lines for straight edge too.
Love this thread....because just a month ago the light bulb in my "cheapy" brain went off and I started using the back side of my mats! Now you all are confirming my doing that...like the idea of a couple lines drawn on it too...
All these years and never thought about using the back of the mat.
You paid for both sides of your cutting mat, so why not use the back. I never use the lines on the mat anyhow.
Sharon in Texas
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