Rotating Cutting Mat
#12
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
Posts: 3,484
My 1st rotating mat wouldn't take on the bottom section most of the time so I wouldn't use it much. Then at a quilt retreat I saw a round one, mine had been square. It was a Martinelli rotating mat that came with a pressing mat too. I knew anything Martinelli was expensive so decided to keep my eye on their sales. Just my luck, the next week after the retreat Martinelli was having a sale and I scooped up that rotating mat in a hurry. Love, love, love it. PLus its a self-healing mat too. Well made and should last me my lifetime if I take good care of it.
#13
Power Poster
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,416
I have the large Martelli Roundabout and it's great. It is sturdy and the mat is martelli quality. It's big enough for a large block to be trimmed. I had the square ones before, they were flimsy and kept coming apart when turned. If you find a sale be sure it is the full set of mat and turntable and sometimes the ironing pad will be included.
#14
Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Conroe, TX
Posts: 83
I have 3. All different sizes. Love the smallest for keeping in my travel bag. The other 2 are great to grab when trimming blocks next to the machine. The largest doesn't get much use but it is nice to have when trimming larger blocks.
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2019
Posts: 847
I looked at them closely for my Christmas list...but at the end I could not justify almost $40 when I could achieve the same results with a small matt that I pickup and turn.
The small matt does not replace my regular large cutting matt. That one get the biggest you can find afford and store.
The small matt does not replace my regular large cutting matt. That one get the biggest you can find afford and store.
#18
Super Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
Posts: 9,560
I had one a few years ago and it was the most annoying thing in my house (other than the teenagers 🤣. It didn't seem to have a hard enough, flat enough surface to cut completely. I always ended up with skips, and it wasn't the blade. I did as previous posters - purchased a small 6x6 mat and just turn it as needed on my table. It spins very easily.