I agree with Tessagin and would go buy the rotary cutter again. Since you are thinking about making another quilt who knows if the bug will grip you again and it doesn't take up much room. My husband uses one to trim photos he prints. (He has a printer for photos.) You never know when you want to trim things. You can get a mid-size mat and keep it on the bottom of a drawer and get the plastic cover for the cutter and it won't take up much room.