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Connecting Threads has the 17" rotating cutting mat on sale for $53 (original price is $88). My sister and I each ordered one yesterday. I can get myself all twisted around trying to cut squares, triangles, etc. on my regular cutting mat. Can't wait to get!
Joann's sells a Fiskar rotating mat, about a 7" square.
I think it's about $14 or $15. I use my coupon and get it for under $10.
I rarely cut anything larger than a 6" square so it's a perfect size for me.
I have one of those rotating mats and Love It!! It was a Christmas present a few years ago and I use it mostly when I'm doing paper piecing. It does make cutting so much easier so those smaller blocks.
LOVE mine. It is a 20 year old Olfa with ball bearings. Can't imagine cutting a twister quilt without it!
"I do not understand how anyone can live without one small place of enchantment to turn to."
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
I have both the small and large Brooklyn Revolvers - While they're a bit smaller, I like them better because the turning mechanism is much smoother.
I also have a 24" square one that a friend made. Comes in handy for squaring larger blocks..
Either brand, they're a great notion to have.
Here's the Connecting Threads page:
http://www.connectingthreads.com/Olf...lfaRotMat.html
Brooklyn Revolver (also pricey):
http://www.comequiltwithme.com/shop/...roducts_id=174
I bought an Olfa, hated it, sold it. I then did a quilt with a bazillion HSTs. I always make mine larger and then cut down. Started trimming them down, got a few done, grabbed the car keys and my coupons and away I went to purchase another one! Haven't regretted it since!!!
No one has ever become poor by giving. - Anne Frank
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. - Martin Luther King, Jr.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheQuiltedP..._shop_redirect
I love my revolving cutting mat! You will be so happy to get yours...makes cutting shapes so much easier.
I have rotating mats in two sizes. I love them! I know you will enjoy using yours when it comes.
Goodness, i have both sizes and don't think I bought the larger one over a year ago. prices must have gone up a lot!!!
Yes, the rotating mats are the best.
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