cutting mats
06-19-2010, 06:46 PM
#73
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Originally Posted by sahm4605
here is a question for everyone. I am looking at getting a larger cutting mat and there are tons out there. At Jo Anns there is this June Tailer cutting mat. It doesn't say self healing and it feels like it is just a piece of plastic. I was just wondering if this would be a good one to get or if I should spend the extra money and get one of the self healing mats and which one is probably the best for the money?
06-20-2010, 06:10 PM
#74
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You will have a more professional cut if you use a self healing mat. It's worth the extra $ to go first class if you can.I have used the white cutting mat and found that it dulls your rotary cutter blade. And you will replace the blade frequently.
06-21-2010, 01:24 PM
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I'll be interested to know what others think about the best cutting mat also. I have had Fiskars and it didn't last long at all. I have also had Olfa, which is supposed to be self healing but every time I cut batting on it, whether it's in a quilt sandwich or not, it sticks in the cut and I have to work to rub it out.
06-21-2010, 01:30 PM
#76
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I have the large June Taylor mat on my work area; yeah, it doesn't heal, and I'm lazy about changing blades.... so I have a mat that has a 'bubble 'on the end I work on.... wait... I think I see a pattern developing! And I have Omnigrids in various sizes.
I like the big mat for obvious reasons... it's big, my preference would be to have all Omnigrid mats, BTW these (Omnigrid) don't recover well after a 'pinking' wheel, either..... I read somewhere that you should use the same tools from start to finish on a quilt, so I use the big mat mostly these days.... lazy girl.
I like the big mat for obvious reasons... it's big, my preference would be to have all Omnigrid mats, BTW these (Omnigrid) don't recover well after a 'pinking' wheel, either..... I read somewhere that you should use the same tools from start to finish on a quilt, so I use the big mat mostly these days.... lazy girl.
06-21-2010, 07:00 PM
#79
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Get the self-healer. If you don't you'll just be buying another one long before you should have to. I prefer the Olfa. I haven't had any that smelled bad, but I know some quilters do complain of that. Someone on one of these threads gave a solution to that problem, I just can't remember what it was.
Be very careful not to keep it in your car any longer than it takes to get it home. They buckle with heat and it's just about impossible to flatten them out.
As for cleaning the fuzz off when it builds up, I just use a "scrubby." The same thing I use for cleaning my pots and pans. It takes a few seconds. 8-)
Be very careful not to keep it in your car any longer than it takes to get it home. They buckle with heat and it's just about impossible to flatten them out.
As for cleaning the fuzz off when it builds up, I just use a "scrubby." The same thing I use for cleaning my pots and pans. It takes a few seconds. 8-)
06-22-2010, 01:53 PM
#80
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There is a small hand tool & in quilting catalogs, also & Nancy Z. catalog. JoAnn's also carries it. It is circular and you rub this tool on your cutting mat and it removes ALL the threads and fuzz that is stuck in the cut marks on your mat. You know that you can cut on both sides of your Olfa cutting mat. Somtimes I can cut better w/o the lines on the mat and use my ruler.
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