I like the looks of this mat. I can't afford to buy anything for myself these days so I will put this on my Christmas Wish List. Nobody in my family sews at all and they love to give me what I want, not gift certificates, so I need to provide specific ideas... and lots of them so they can surprise me with what they chose. I sure could use anything to help with cutting. That Go cutter looks really useful to me with my RA fingers, so I will add that too, although it is expensive.