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    Old 11-13-2012, 06:55 PM
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    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!
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    Old 11-13-2012, 07:26 PM
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    I love the rotating mat as it makes it easier for me to turn to trim blocks. Not necessary but so nice to have.
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    Old 11-13-2012, 08:52 PM
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    Originally Posted by Dee Dee
    Thanks for all the info. Thought about using my Joann's 60% off coupon to get the Fiskar's 14" inch one. Joann's regular price on the Olfa 17" rotary cutting mat is $84.99! Wow!
    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.
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    Old 11-13-2012, 10:54 PM
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    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.
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    Old 11-14-2012, 11:51 AM
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    Originally Posted by Dee Dee
    Thanks for all the info. Thought about using my Joann's 60% off coupon to get the Fiskar's 14" inch one. Joann's regular price on the Olfa 17" rotary cutting mat is $84.99! Wow!
    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..
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    Old 11-29-2012, 01:30 PM
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    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?
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    Old 11-29-2012, 06:14 PM
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    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.
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    Old 11-29-2012, 06:20 PM
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    Are they Olfa mats?
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    Old 11-29-2012, 07:10 PM
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    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.
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