I have an opportunity to get a 24 x 36 OLFA cutting mat for 28 bucks, but is it the one I really want? It is self-healing, but only one-sided. Green with yellow markings. Some have block-sized grid lines which I think might be nice. Other brands? - 3 times Joann's has been out, only having Dritz - with no price and I didn't have the stomach to stand in line to find out. What mat do you use? It's like I'm frozen and can't buy any of them.

I have all Olfa cutting mats and rotary cutters.

I have a Dritz and a Donna Dewberry. Both are fine but the Dritz is easier for me to read.

If you can get the Olfa for that price, go for it. I haven't used mine yet, but all their products have been fine. I've ben using an old wavy Fiskars, so I'm sure the my one will be a pleasure.

i like that size!

that's a great price.

Olfa is my favorite. I have Dritz and I do not like it.

I use an Olfa mat. At that price, I would snap that mat up without a thought. Mine is an 18x24, which does the trick, but I really want a bigger one.

That size of mat here costs $90+.

That is the mat i have, size and brand, and I love it.

I love when Joann's has a sale on cutting mats and cutters. I picked up the mat that you can turn. It costs like 74 bucks and I got it for 40% off. I got the big huge one that goes for 150 bucks for half price once with a coupon. I love Joann's.

I got one for Christmas and LOVE it. So much easier to use than the smaller one.

i have a double sided fiskars mat and i really like it its really thin but it is easy to store. one side is yellow and one side is green but both sides have dark line measurments.Its a 24 by 36 and its the best size for cutting almost anything.

Sounds like a great deal to me. I love their mats.

Fiskars for both my matts...I'm sure I had a coupon for them or they were on sale.

I have not had any problems with this brand - been using my matt for over 5 years.

One of them is 2 sided

Good brand at a good price - may quilters don't use the lines on the mat anyway, so having no lines on one side is not a bad thing. If you like to use lines for cutting strips, then use the marked side for that, but use the back for trimming blocks, etc, that don't require mat lines...remember that most mats have two working sides.

I would buy it for that price if I needed one. I like Olfa the best. I have the 24x36. My Sister and I went to Tuesday Morning friday and bought the last 3 18x24 Olfa mats. Neither one of us had that size and was too good of a deal the pass up. $8.99 each. You never know when you might need another mat. :thumbup:

Olfa! I have used a couple of different brands, but I LOVE my Olfa mats!! I'd never buy anything else! 8-)

My sis in law bought a mat that is gray --forgot the brand name. We both hate it. The grid lines are hard to see.

Whatever you do chose, look at it for a while and sort of play with it to see if you can see the grids comfortably

I like the olfa brand also, i had a fiskers brand before and just didn't like it as well, the olfa seems very heavy duty.

Not sure what you mean by one sided? If you are referring to the grid lines, that doesn't mean you can't turn it over and use the other side does it?

I love Olfa and also have a mat I ordered from Salem (custom size) and it is really holding up well!

Olfa

I like my Olfa - have used it for years. The price looks good for one that big, too.

Omnigrid mats are my favorite.

The first mat I got was Fiskars, gray with orange lines. I could hardly make out the lines, hated the mat. After that it's only Olfa, green with yellow lines for me. Other people's eyes may be see the grey and orange better.

I see a number of people use the Omnigrid rulers, but very few have tried their cutting mats. Are the Onmigrid mats not as available in the US as they are in Canada? I find they are not as hard as some mats and not as soft as some others.

Sounds like a good deal, and Olfa mats hold up really well, better than any other I've tried.

Some of the matts are gridded on both sides..and they usually have a different color on the other side also...for instance, my Fiskars is violet on one side with dark lines and pinkish on the other side with dark lines.

I wouldn't buy anything but an Olfa. I have had my 24 X 36 for several years, and it's not showing any wear. It's easy on my rotary cutter blades, too.

I have a cheapy from WalMart that I bought when I first started, and I hate it.

that is a great price for that size cutting mat, go for it, you may as time goes by decide you need a smaller (maybe to take to classes) or a larger one, but that is a great size for all purpose cutting and the price is really good, i've seen 12"x18" mats for $35. and olfa is a quality quilting tools company.

that is a great price for that size cutting mat, go for it, you may as time goes by decide you need a smaller (maybe to take to classes) or a larger one, but that is a great size for all purpose cutting and the price is really good, i've seen 12"x18" mats for $35. and olfa is a quality quilting tools company.

I really like the Fiskars mats. I like the thin lines and find it much easier to line up marks on the rulers to the thin lines and 1/4 " dotted lines. The Olfa mats have two different sizes of lines and I find that to be a problem. Also, it may be just me, but I think the Fiskars 'heals' better than Olfas.

Had the yellow Fiskers and HATED it!!! bought a Olfa and LOVE it. could not see the lines on the Fisker and it was very slippery! The Olfa very, very nice. would never buy any other brand no matter the cost. there really is a difference.

figure out a way, I will send u the Fishars mat......

Me too. I want that size. I'm using an 18" x 24" and it's just not big enough.

I have Olfa mats,24x36,24x24,18x24,18x24,12x12,6x6,and 12x18. But I only bought the 12x18.It was my first one.The rest were gifts from my daughters. For birthdays,Christmas they used to ask what I would like to have.I always said quilt supplies. After 2 or 3 years they quit asking and I have a great assortment of mats and rulers and templates.