pittsburgpam

I have one on my sewing table even though my machine is sitting on part of it. I love have the entire table space covered in mat. I have other mats that I might lay on top for certain things or my small pressing surface.

It's expensive but I got it with a 50% coupon at Joann's.

gypsylady5

Wouldn't be without my big mat. It is out all the time on my cutting table. I have little ones to take with me or use elsewhere in the house.

nellie

i have the white matt kinda big and i use it very much ,if you have the space its good or even on a kitchen counter will work or table i say keep it if you got it at a good price

franniequilts

my son got a big matt for me for Christmas a couple yrs ago, at first i though it would be too big, now i LOVE it! i do have a cutting table which i keep it on all the time, which helps.

elseebee

I love mine! Mine has two sections so I can stack them when I need to take them off my table. But I just got a huge Koala cabinet and can't wait to get it set up there.

#1piecemaker

I'm gonna get me a bigger one. I think it will help me a lot. I think you will like it.

seasaw2mch

IMO the white cutting mats that are not self healing are not that good when using a rotary cutter because they wear out the blades a lot faster then the self healing mats. My best guess is that while cutting your fabric, you are also cutting into the plastic which will soon have grooves in it which is why they need to be replaced so often and that also puts more ware on the rotary blades. Since I found this out, I have not had to replace my rotary as often and that in itself has save tons of money.

Now if you are talking about a self healing mat of that size by all means YES it is the best thing in the sewing world, to have a large mat that you can leave on the table at all times to cut on. I have a large white mat, the first one I bought still on my table, but I leave it there for protection only. If I want to rotary cut anything, I just place a good self healing mat on top and do my cutting.

SO to answer your question, if it's not a self healing mat, take it back, use the money to towards getting a good self healing one. Cost may be more but the saving you get on your rotary blades will end up being worth the extra spent.

sewingsuz

I wish I had a big matt. I keep thinking I should have gotten one. that is what I need.

quilttiludrop

My 36 x 60 white mat does not lay flat. It is great to have a large mat. It is permanently on my cutting table, but we are thinking of getting a green one that will lay flat and be more durable.

Ruby the Quilter

I have one and don't use it often and have it stored standing up behind my embroidery machine table. Sounds like I need to move it to under a bed. When I do use it - it is great.

Ruby the quilter