Re: Cutting Mat questions
- From: AuntK <blackwell_kim@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:27:15 -0700 (PDT)
On Aug 30, 3:08 am, "Lenore L" <lenore...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I got a June Tailor mat. I don't like it. It doesn't heal up nicely.
"Anne Rogers" <u...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have no preference as to brand. I've been using the Olfa big green mat
that's 35" x 23", but that's because it fits my table so well. I believe
other brands work just as well.
Hmm, I'm not so sure they do, my least favourite mat is a blue Dritz mat.
I just got a bigger Olfa mat, I waited until JoAnns had them 50% off! I
also have a 12inch one that turns, also Olfa, which I like and an
unbranded one that is green and marked with a cm grid, but it's the oldest
of the lot and fits nicely in my sewing machine case and it works great!
I found with the blue that it was harder to see fabric, you can't avoid
some being difficult to see, but there were more that were hard to see on
the blue than on Olfa green.
Cheers
Anne
PS I think 6-8 years is amazing for a mat - I think you'll really feel the
difference when you get a new one, most people I know say they get a new
mat every year, though sometimes that's adding to a range and reducing the
use of each individual one.
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I have a June Taylor mat that was given to me that I have yet to use.
I haven't tried it as it's a hard, non-self healing mat. I might give
that a try as well just to see how it feels/plays with my cutter. It
will probably be a few days before I get back to any serious cutting.
I have a backing to piece and then a king size quilt to layer and
baste. I want to be able to take this with me when we go away in a
week or so. I think I'm going to thread baste this one instead of my
normal pin basting. Since it's so large I think the pins are just
going to make it that much heavier to wrestle around. Even though I
hand quilt, it's still a chore to wrestle the large quilts. It really
takes a toll on my shoulder after a while. I don't even want to think
about trying to stuff one through a machine!
Kim in NJ
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