Where?
 

Where do you ladies buy your largest cutting mats and where do you find the best price. I want a large one to fit my desk! Thanks in advance!

i bought mine back when Joann's allowed me to buy it with a 50% off coupon. Only cost me $20, but I think the same 1 is about $60. It fits the top of the foldup table that I bought from Joanns. I also have several smaller ones and 1 that I taped to the one side of the table so I have 2 large ones if needed at the same time.

I purchased mine when I had my horn table it fits table exactly. My next one down I ordered from a shop in Lichfield UK . And picked it up on a very windy day. Should have seen me flying down the high street.
I don't take either out of the house they have their own places to stay.

I needed a large mat 30" wide to fit my table, and found an Alvin 30" x 42" at Hayneedle.com. Free shipping. Have had it more than 2 years and I'm still very pleased with it.
http://www.hayneedle.com/product/alv...uttingmats.cfm

Daffy

I don't have it, but there is a sewing table who's top is a cutting mat. I'd love it if I had the money and the space

shortest thread title ever. lol

Mine is 36x36. Works well for me. I've seen them all over. I had a 20% coupon from JoAnn's. Don't remember what I paid for it.

I have two Beba's mats that I purchased at quilt shows. The show price on the largest 29" by 59" (plus borders) was $60.00 and included an 8" by 8" bonus mat.

Tuesday Morning has a mat that's 40" wide by I think 66" - it hung over the edges of my dining table. Currently using one from JoAnn's that's 36" x 36" and is perfect.

I compare prices at JoAnns and amazon. If the coupon I have for Joanns would give me a better price than on Amazon, I buy it at JoAnns. Otherwise, I've generally found that Amazon is less expensive. Of course, you do have to wait a few days to get your new toy in the mail. Recently I wanted a small mat to keep next to my sewing machine and I purchased a 18" x 12" Fiskars mat on Amazon for about $12.

Take a look at overstock.com and walmart.com as well. Haven't been to either in a while for quilting supplies but both have had mats in the past. And you can do a walmart free ship to store.

Reminds me when I bought 3 metres of bondaweb on a very windy day, and it somehow came out of the bag. Ever seen anyone running after a long piece of what would look like to any onlooker, a long piece of paper. It wrapped itself around a post. people must have thought I was mad trying to unwrap it.I did get it home, alas a little bit battered

I have the large- 36"x59" one from joannes- first one I bought I used a 40% coupon to get- this second one I picked up-just happened to catch a sale- it was only $39. I've been noticing they have been putting the folding cutting table, cutting mat & ironing mat on sale more often than they used to be.

I have my DM's and mine. Large and medium purchased YEARS ago from Clotilde catalog. Do not ask me the prices! My memory is aging but not getting better!

http://www.amazon.com/9891-24-Inch-3...a+cutting+mats

Olfa 24" x 36"

Jan in VA

Get a 50% off coupon at Joanne's or wait until they are 50% off.

Large Cutting Mat
 

I got my large one from Martelli at a quilt show. They also have REDLINE sales 2 or 3 times a year on line where everything except their machines and large cutting tables are 50% off........I think their mats are far superior to the Olfa mats.........and if you wait for the sales or pick one up at one of the quilt shows, they are similar in price. I have gone thru 2 large OLFA mats before I found the Martelli ones.........and have had mine now for 4 years and it looks as good as the day I bought it.......no nicks, no slits with fabric stuck in them...........(can you tell I am a bit hard on my cutters and mats?)

I bought most of my biggest mats from Tuesday Morning Store a few years ago. I bought six of the biggest Olfa mats for $9.99. Some are Fons and Porter no line Olfa mats. I haven't seen them in the store in a long time but if I do I'll post. I bought enough to cover every table surface in my sewing room and a few to keep extra. I have the mats doubled on some tables. The last one I bought was the biggest. It is 55" x 36" Sullivans for $30. It covers a folding table. It's so handy to be able to cut where ever I'm at in my sewing room. I have June Taylor and Fiskars mats on top of the Ofa mats. I have Martelli mat on my Alto Quilt Cut and it's very nice. I am mat poor.

I am with Shorebird, Martelli is the very best. They are expensive but well worth every penny. I have had mine for 4-6 years and it also looks like the day I brought it home. Both sides. I don't think you will ever regret buying one. They are out of Florida.

Hobby Lobby with a coupon or Joann's with a coupon. Never without a coupon!

I bought my large one from Joann's with a 40% off coupon. Love it! Covers my dining table.

Cutting Mat
 

I purchased the largest cutting mat that Martelli carries when they had a half-price sale. It repairs itself. I really like it! I also have one of those hard ones (acrylic?) that are used in fabric stores. I got it at an estate sale for $20.

I am glad you posted this I have been looking for a new cutting mat. I have one of the white ones from JoAnns and have had it for 3 years and it is worn out. I turned it last year so I would be doing most of my cutting in a different spot. That spot is worn out too. It cost quite a bit and I think it should have lasted longer than it did. I would really like a 36x48 or 48x48 mat to cover my cutting table. How do I find out when Martelli has their sale?? I want a good one that will last. I have an old olfa one that is still good but I need a bigger one.

Don't forget to look at Wal Mart. I recently bought a 24 x 36 inch mat at Wal Mart for about 1/2 what I had seen it for anywhere else. Later in the week JoAnn's had a closeout on the same mat--a Fiskars--for $2 more because JoAnns was closing them out. I really like the mat because it is truly reversible. froggyintexas

I completely agree with the Martelli. I don't have one but a friend who had a quilt shop di have one and it was the best.

I saw the Martelli mats at the Long Beach quilt show last year and was really impressed by how sturdy they seemed. I ended up finding the mid size at HSN and this is simply the best mat period! Wish I would have purchased the larger one but I am happy to have this one. You don't have to store it flat like the Olfa's and you can even iron on it. If you can afford it I highly recommend it. I have had mine for almost a year and don't know how I got on without it.

I bought a smaller Martelli at a quilt show now I just ordered the large one,on the half price sale, for my new quilt room It was delivered today and can't wait to start using it. Love them.

I got this one on Overstock, and I love it, but I probably wouldn't have bought it if I had not had a lot of Club O bonus bucks to offset the cost: http://www.overstock.com/Crafts-Sewi...I&searchidx=41

Before that I got along for a great many years with an Olfa about half that size, but it finally wore out. The 24X36 is about the largest size that makes sense to me. It fits my folding table nicely, and my arms couldn't reach any farther. I like the gray color.

I also have June Tailor Cut and Press 1 that flips to an ironing surface and I like that a lot for trimming because it rotates easily and can sit on a small table next to me when I'm sewing. Don't remember where I bought it - probably Jo-ann's.

I bought my Big Mat as a show special...it has a 5-year warranty and I have not had to replace my rotary cutting blade the last few months. www.sewingemporium.com. Avoid those white mats from Joann's; the surface is so rough the blades get dull fast. Ask me how I know.

Like this site and decent prices. thanks

Thanks for this site and the tip about joannes mats.

Thanks will check it out.

would like to thank you all for your feedback

Has anyone noticed a difference if you put two different brands on the same table to make one very large cutting surface? I've heard you should only use the same brand so measurements are equal but am interested in your experiences.

Thanks

If you have a Hancock's fairly close to you, they run 50% off their quilting supplies fairly often. That is where/when I pick up my mats, rulers, etc. I just bought their largest mat that was regularly $69 I think.