ptquilts

I am using a cutting mat on my coffee table and sitting on the sofa, but it occurred to me that it's probably not what most people do. I feel like if I sat in a chair with a normal height table, it would be awkward for my arms. And I am too lazy to want to stand. I am mostly cutting squares from scraps, so it's sort of a never ending process.

ETA, I just started cutting recently, my late DH used to do all the marking and cutting. I could never convince him to use a rotary cutter but I love mine!!

quiltedsunshine

I have a little farmhouse table that I put my rotary cutting mat and equipment on. I like to stand to cut because I get better leverage, so don't have to push as hard.

bkay

I have an oddball kitchen counter that I do not use for much. It has a window. I stand when I cut. The only time I sit and cut is when I'm squaring up half square triangles.

bkay

Snooze2978

I have a mat that's 4' x 8' fit to the table I made out of a sheet of plywood and 2 custom made bottom sections of a bookcase. The tops have both gone to the garage. I added another piece of plywood about halfway down for an extra shelf to store stabilizers, containers of scraps and whatever else I could throw there at a moments notice. I also keep my longer rulers on the ends as they take up too much room on the pegboard behind me. This size gives me plenty of room to unroll a bolt of fabric and cut to my heart's desire, making piles of different cuts. I love it plus it's the perfect height for me at 5'5". At the ends which are enclosed cabinets I keep my embroidery books on one end and quilting books on the other end.

The mat is a self-healing mat with markings on both sides. I've been using this mat for probably 7 years now and have yet to have to flip it over to the other side. Only issue I see is that the markings are not accurate so I use a ruler or tape measure to measure my cuts. Company is now gone from online................wonder why????

quiltsfor

I have a large 6 foot cutting table in my quilting room that is completely covered with a mat. I like to stand and do my rotary cutting as I think it gives me more accurate cuts and I can hold the ruler firmly so that it doesn't slide. The only time I sit and cut is when I'm trimming dog ears or threads with scissors.

cashs_mom

I agree. I usually stand and cut at my big cutting table that I've raised up with bed risers, but if I'm cutting something small I use the small mat on the regular height table. I can never get the leverage to cut sitting down.

tallchick

I stand and cut, I cannot stand to cut sitting down. I like to look down over the ruler, I feel I get better accuracy and am able to get good pressure on the rotary blade.

Onebyone

When I use a rotary cutter I use a counter height table in my sewing room. I use a cutter to square up and such. I use the Go for most all my fabric cutting.

BonnieJP

I have table pads for my dining room table where I can cut fabrics from large pieces. If I'm just cutting smaller pieces, I do it on the table top in my sewing room. I always cut standing up.

joe'smom

I have done all of my cutting in my sewing room on a cutting table, mostly with the Martelli yellow/purple mat and their ergonomic cutter. I wouldn't even try to cut sitting down, not enough power. (I also recently bought an electric Accuquilt GO! cutter because of back trouble, but I haven't tried it yet.)