snipforfun

I bet you are using a white mat or a June Tailor gray mat.

Silver Needle

I use the electric TruCut rotary blade sharpener so even if the blades are not of the greatest quality I can keep them sharp for very little cost.

rusty quilter

I bought a new mat, and it pretty much cured my cutting woes...

nativetexan

it might be the mat. what are you usually cutting with it though??

Patti25314

Blade sharpener is the way to go. You should be able to sharpen your rotary blades 3 to 5 times.

ghostrider

Are you cutting paper backed fusible web? Something other than just plain quilting cotton? Do you use a lot of starch? Do you tilt the blade when you cut? All of those, and more, will dull blades quickly.

ploverwi2

I have found that it is definitely my cutting mat and not the blades

damaquilts

Have the June Tailor grey.. And it did seem to make cutting harder. I just went out and bought a Omnigrid. Have an Olfa that's old and has lots of cuts in it. . Now I know I am not the only one
that thought the grey mat was causing problems

ghostrider

I, too, have a June Tailor cutting mat that is death to rotary cutter blades. I stopped using it for fabric cutting ages ago and now just cut matboard on it with a utility knife. Works great for that. I have a Fiskars mat (also gray) for cutting fabrics and love it. Still perfect after more than ten years.

carole315

A worn out mat could be the problem. Try using the back side . It worked for me for a while. Cutting batting and any kind of polyester dulls the blades. Faster I think.