Welcome to the Quilting Board!

Already a member? Login above
loginabove
OR
To post questions, help other quilters and reduce advertising (like the one on your left), join our quilting community. It's free!

Page 2 of 4 FirstFirst 1 2 3 ... LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 37

Thread: Isn't there something that you all use to.....

Hybrid View

  1. 10-22-2012, 09:11 AM #1
    delma_paulk
    delma_paulk is offline
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    in my stash mostly
    Posts
    887
    Someone told me to use Mr Clean Eraser sponges??

    delma
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 10-24-2012, 12:54 PM #2
    joy
    joy is offline
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    new zealand
    Posts
    771
    I use my goldilocks pot scrubber... works really well...
    joy...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 10-22-2012, 09:17 AM #3
    patski
    patski is offline
    Super Member patski's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Tucson AZ
    Posts
    1,834
    Blog Entries
    9
    fons & porter say to soak the mat in white vinegar and warm water (NOT HOT) for about an hour, keep it flat, when you take it brush with a soft brush (like a mushroom brush), then dry and it will be like new again
    Patski
    always learning
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 10-22-2012, 09:17 AM #4
    piepatch
    piepatch is offline
    Super Member piepatch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Posts
    2,928
    I have read that an eraser will take away those lines. I am guess a gummy eraser would be the best to use.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 10-22-2012, 09:38 AM #5
    Tartan
    Tartan is offline
    Power Poster
    Join Date
    Mar 2011
    Location
    Ontario, Canada
    Posts
    26,252
    I have the green Omnigrid Matt that is beginning to show some marks that no longer heal. It is about 20 years old so I just flipped it over to use the back and it is still going strong. Different matts have different recovery rates. For getting the fuzzy fabric bits I have heard of the Mr. Clean magic erasers and someone on QB recommended the large 4 inch pink erasers from the Dollar store. You know the joke ones that say "big erasers for big mistakes"?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 10-24-2012, 05:47 AM #6
    MaggieLou
    MaggieLou is offline
    Super Member MaggieLou's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2010
    Location
    Statesville, NC
    Posts
    1,254
    Quote Originally Posted by Tartan View Post
    I have the green Omnigrid Matt that is beginning to show some marks that no longer heal. It is about 20 years old so I just flipped it over to use the back and it is still going strong. Different matts have different recovery rates. For getting the fuzzy fabric bits I have heard of the Mr. Clean magic erasers and someone on QB recommended the large 4 inch pink erasers from the Dollar store. You know the joke ones that say "big erasers for big mistakes"?
    I tried the eraser on my mat but it didn't help. Unfortunately, my mat is too big to fit in the tub. Now if I just had a swimming pool....
    Margaret

    "If the devil could dance in empty pockets, he'd have a ball in mine."

    Life is a coin. You can spend it any way you wish but you can only spend it once.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 10-22-2012, 04:44 PM #7
    nanna-up-north
    nanna-up-north is offline
    Super Member nanna-up-north's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2010
    Location
    Michigan
    Posts
    2,973
    Thanks, you all.... I washed it with water and vinegar and it helped. I do think that it just got too dried out. There aren't any cuts so I think I did it in time.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 10-22-2012, 05:54 PM #8
    Toni C
    Toni C is offline
    Senior Member Toni C's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    Crosby,Texas
    Posts
    838
    Yeah I was going to suggest the water and vinegar soak. Mine love a bath LOL
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 10-24-2012, 04:06 AM #9
    cherrio
    cherrio is offline
    Super Member cherrio's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2010
    Location
    Ohio, the land of 4 seasons. sometimes all in the same week!
    Posts
    2,507
    thanks for this subject! I am going to try this before mine gets past his prime. and who doesn't love a good soak!?
    You never stand taller than when you stoop to help a child.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 10-24-2012, 04:33 AM #10
    Jean45
    Jean45 is offline
    Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Location
    Greenville, SC
    Posts
    70
    Quote Originally Posted by nanna-up-north View Post
    clean up your cutting mats? I've been cutting a lot of squares for the cathedral window quilt I'm making and I'm starting to see lines in my mat where I've cut in the same spot. I think I've seen where you all had a solution for this but I can't remember what it is. I will start cutting in different spots but other than that, what can I do??
    Be careful where you store your mats. DH was moving stuff in the room and put mine behind a dresser but he got it between the wall and the baseboard heater. It was a little warped but usable. Then he wanted to use a heat gun to straighten it out. I said no, you've done enough damage, that it was just fine and it might finally straighten itself. Didn't use it for a few weeks and when I got it out it was straight. I knew it would flatten again but my quilt pieces didn't exactly match and I was having lots of trouble with them. I struggled for days and then DH asked how it was working. He had used the heat gun to straighten it out unbeknownst to me. It shrunk the mat that it wasn't noticable but really was ruined for depending on the measurements, etc on it.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Page 2 of 4 FirstFirst 1 2 3 ... LastLast
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules


SEO by vBSEO ©2011, Crawlability, Inc.