which kind of mat do you prefer
#21
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good grief, do NOT buy a mat based on the color...buy it for the value...JT mats are of NO value! They will dull your blades so fast you will go broke replacing them...they are also known for being slick and causing slippage when you cut!
OLFA is the best mat.
The other ones to stay away from are the WHITE rubbery kind you always see at the quilt shows! They do not hold up to a lot of cutting!
OLFA is the best mat.
The other ones to stay away from are the WHITE rubbery kind you always see at the quilt shows! They do not hold up to a lot of cutting!
#23
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
good grief, do NOT buy a mat based on the color...buy it for the value...
let's all remember, please, that we should be sharing our opinions based on mats we own now, have owned in the past, or have seen reliably demonstrated. let's not throw judgements around. if i've learned nothing else in my years here at the board, i've learned that not everybody is going to feel the same way about everything.
if you can't be with the mat you love ... then love the mat you're with. ;-)
#24
I have olfa green,gray fiskars(old one),Fiskars large 24x36 pale yellow & pale green(reversible)
I like them all for cutting..but the color does matter if you use the mat for measuring from time to time. The light colored Fiskars was difficult to get used to.
I like them all for cutting..but the color does matter if you use the mat for measuring from time to time. The light colored Fiskars was difficult to get used to.
#25
Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
I much prefer the Olfa to June Tailor.
#26
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
Originally Posted by frugalfabrics
Can you lay some fabric dryer sheets on the stinky mat?...I think I would have returned it for a different one after one day.
I have olfa green,gray fiskars(old one),Fiskars large 24x36 pale yellow & pale green(reversible)
I like them all for cutting..but the color does matter if you use the mat for measuring from time to time. The light colored Fiskars was difficult to get used to.
I like them all for cutting..but the color does matter if you use the mat for measuring from time to time. The light colored Fiskars was difficult to get used to.
#29
Originally Posted by Alice Woodhull
I like the June Taylor "Cut andPress". It is so handy just to be able to cut on one side, and then turn it over and press. My first one wore out and the second one is well used. I get the press side soiled with the spray starch and I haven't found a way to clean them. I rarely get out my ironing board any more except to press a finished quilt top or iron clothes.
#30
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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My first mat was a Dritz white colored one...I wore that one right thru to the other side!
and I double checked...my 2nd one is not a June Tailor...it's also a Fiskars...self-healing, 2-sided cutting mat. It's just the prettiest color (that's why I bought it!)...it's a pinkish color on one side and a blueish/violet color on the other side.
and I double checked...my 2nd one is not a June Tailor...it's also a Fiskars...self-healing, 2-sided cutting mat. It's just the prettiest color (that's why I bought it!)...it's a pinkish color on one side and a blueish/violet color on the other side.
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