IwantItgreen

Has anyone recycled their Olfa or other brand of cutting mat to use in place of the Accuquilt ones? Does it work as well?

Frances41

Accuquilt suggest that you use light cardboard or heavy paper between fabric and the cutting mat. It will no affect then cutting blade.

Jane Quilter

some blades protrude more than others on some dies. Those are the ones that reek havoc on the mats. Add more fabric to cut at a time, or protect with light cardboard.

Onebyone

I don't pamper my Go because it's long out of warranty and I can replace it. I have used old rotary mats, they are thinner so I can cut more layers of fabric.

JanieH

I used the die for 1/2" hexagons, cutting fabric and paper for the Insanity Quilt by Rhonda Pearce. And I have since cut some more fabric because I didn't like some of my original choices. Anyway, I made sure to rotate, reverse, etc., the mat constantly. I also learned that it does not have to be positioned straight on top of the die but can be off-centered, slanted, etc. In all, I have probably run my mat through the die about 2,000 times (egads!). It looks horrible but just finally has shown cracking. I am definitely retiring it to a place of honor - covering it with fabric and using it in the bottom of a tote bag.

SusieQOH

Onebyone just gave me a good idea. I have an old cutting mat that split and it's just taking up space. Thanks

Wanabee Quiltin

One summer I cut up 2.5” squares and my die wouldn’t cut up anything. I didn’t use it that much because I know exactly what I cut up. The darn thing cost about $35+ and it was ruined, I couldn’t cut up one piece of fabric. My mats take a great deal of use but some don’t last as long as others. Never heard of this paper between the blade and mat, why don’t they tell us that?

Terry in the ADK

Wannabe,Check to see if you need to pick out lint next to blades. They sell a pick for just this thing.

Onebyone

A small crochet hook works as does picks for nuts and seafood.