I am thinking of buying a rotating cutting mat. Joann's has a 50% off coupon I could use. I would appreciate your comments on the Olfa 12x12 for roughly $23.00, the Olfa17x17 for $40.00 or the Fiskars 14x14 for $25.00 after using the coupon. Would love to hear from anyone using either of these mats. I am going to use it for quilting.

Thanks
Linda

I would suggest going much bigger unless you already have a big one.

Do you think the 14x14 rotating mat would be big enough?

The 17x17 rotary mat is the largest that is made. I have both of the Olfas. If you can only get one I would go with the 17x17. They are good mats. I had a Fiskars non-rotating mat. It was my first cutting mat and it didn't last very long. I've never used their rotating one but if you can afford the larger one I would go with that.

If you only do small pieces like applique or something like that then 14x14 is a good compromise. I would just get the larger one because you know that you'll be covered no matter what you want to work on.

I have the 12x12. I wish I would have bought the larger one.

Me too!

I have the Olfa 17x17, really comes in handy.

Fiskers mats do not have a long life, I'd stick with the Olfa. I have both the small and large rotating mats, I use the large one constantly. I use the small one too, but when you are dealing with large and small size pieces, the large mat works for both.

Also, when using the rotating mat, I put a piece of non skid shelf liner under it so it doesn't slide around when I'm cutting.

The other options include:

Just plain 'ol putting a smaller mat on top of a larger mat ... the smaller mat will turn easily enough.

I still use my Brooklyn Revolver from years ago.

ali