Thanks for all the great information! I went to Joann's yesterday and bought the Fiskar's 14" rotating mat with my 60% off coupon. At that discount there's very little risk. I just still cannot understand why the Olfa 17" rotating mat price is $85!

I love the rotating mat as it makes it easier for me to turn to trim blocks. Not necessary but so nice to have.

I went to Lowe's and bought a round piece of wood, topped it with an old cutting mat that I cut down to size and glued on. Screwed that onto a lazy susan type metal rotating disk and had a wonderful mat the size I wanted for a lot less money than even the smallest rotating mat for sale. Love it. :)

I love my rotating mat I bought at the Jacksonville, FL quilt show a year ago - it is white and 24x18 with a mat that is removable and replaceable! The base it rotates on is large so when I'm working on the edges it doesn't tilt. I don't remember the name of it and since I'm not home, I can't go check. If anyone is interested, just post back and I'll look when I get home tomorrow.

Check out the rotating matts at Walmart.. I'm not sure of the size but they regular price is only 25 something.. thats where I'm going to go get mine..

I just bought the Fiskars 14" rotating mat and when I rotate it the mat slips off the base, so that isn't going to work well. I saw someone else here had the same problem. Does the Olfa mat work better?

I love my two rotating cutting mats ... one small and one a bit larger. It's so quick & easy to trim. I like it for paper piecing too.

Are they Olfa mats?

Next time they have a good coupon at Joann's I'm definitely checking out that 17" rotating mat. My 12" died and was a frustrating size.