Silicon Baking Mat for FMQ Too Sticky
Hi All, I want to do some FMQ on my next quilt so I bought a silicon baking mat to help the material slide easier (I've seen suggestions about this on this forum). Well, maybe I purchased the wrong item because it is not a slippery as I thought it should be and the test sandwich didn't slide at all. The plus side it is that is sticks great to my sewing table and covers a nice large area. I didn't spend that much on it, but I was hoping it would work. Maybe I needed the Teflon oven mat instead? For now, I have my machine set up with very light presser foot pressure which helps the sandwich move easy. As a side note, I will be using a ruler foot and template for the FMQ. Does anyone has any suggestions to make the mat less sticky? It even seems too sticky for pastry IMO.
Shari |
oven liners....for the bottom of an electric oven. they are great for fmq, and also for ironing
I have several https://www.amazon.com/s?k=oven+line..._ts-doa-p_4_10 I found these right after I sewed my quilt to a super slider mat (or whatever they were called) when they first came out. bigger better and much less expensive |
Originally Posted by 1CharmShort
(Post 8645172)
oven liners....for the bottom of an electric oven. they are great for fmq, and also for ironing
I have several https://www.amazon.com/s?k=oven+line..._ts-doa-p_4_10 I found these right after I sewed my quilt to a super slider mat (or whatever they were called) when they first came out. bigger better and much less expensive |
Originally Posted by 1CharmShort
(Post 8645172)
oven liners....for the bottom of an electric oven. they are great for fmq,
ETA - Walmart still sells the one I bought, and it's still $10. |
Yeah, I bought one of those silicone oven mats. Doesn't work at all.
bkay |
The product made for this works so much better. I have the Super Slider. It's years old and still works like new. A wash in warm water renews the underneath stickiness. The oven liners don't seem to be as flexible but are bigger.
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I don't use any type of mat. I just wax my machine and the SewEzi table top with car wax. It makes the quilt slide around just fine.
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These are oven liners...not the silicone baking mats used for baking cookies etc.
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The oven liners I tried were black, thin, and had to be stuck down with tape, not very slicky either. I guess it's better than not having a slider if you need it.
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I just ordered some oven liners. Will see if they work.
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