Cutting Mat Issue
#1
Cutting Mat Issue
So, I bought a big cutting mat - 36" x 48" because trying to square up my nine-patch quilt using what I had just wasn't the solution and I'm getting ready to start quilting on my sister's DWR and my niece's Mini-Irish Chain in the coming weeks, plus start on my nephew's quilt this weekend. I ordered it from Amazon and it arrived today, but I have a problem with it, hoping someone can help me out.
I was expecting it to be delivered flat like my 24" x 36", but this one came rolled, which really shocked me. I pulled it out of the box and got it to open up as quick as I could, it was extremely hot today and it sat outside under the sun for about twenty minutes before I could bring it in. It was a little bit of a fight, the mat just didn't want to unroll at first, but once I got it unrolled, I put it flat on my floor. It's been several hours since I put it down, it seems to have flattened some, but it looks like the edges are taking their sweet time.
Has anybody had a cutting mat delivered that way and if so, did you have problems with getting flat like it should be? This one kind of has me scratching my head.
I was expecting it to be delivered flat like my 24" x 36", but this one came rolled, which really shocked me. I pulled it out of the box and got it to open up as quick as I could, it was extremely hot today and it sat outside under the sun for about twenty minutes before I could bring it in. It was a little bit of a fight, the mat just didn't want to unroll at first, but once I got it unrolled, I put it flat on my floor. It's been several hours since I put it down, it seems to have flattened some, but it looks like the edges are taking their sweet time.
Has anybody had a cutting mat delivered that way and if so, did you have problems with getting flat like it should be? This one kind of has me scratching my head.
#2
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: northern minnesota
Posts: 2,480
no....what brand is it....perhaps if you go to their website, they will give some advice on how to flatten it? I have not seen a cutting mat that was rolled up. The last one I order from GE Designs came in a large flat box and packed very well.
#5
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,391
The last two large mats I ordered by mail came in flat boxes. Quilter's Select from the Quilt Show and an Olfa mat from Olfa website. Sending a mat rolled up especially in the summer shows the seller has a lack of knowledge of the product. I would not be happy and would return it. I paid for a flat mat and for it to be delivered to me ready to use.
#7
I have received a mat rolled up. I laid it flat for a few days and it works fine now. I would be careful with the outdoor heat. It could cause bubbling of the board it it gets to hot. Just like putting an iron on your board.
#10
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Location: North Idaho
Posts: 1,695
my largeone came rolled up I put it in the sun for a short time, then turned it over and left it out a bit more. brought it in and weighed it down in specific areas that needed the attention. all is good!