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07-15-2013, 07:49 AM
#22
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Richmond, Texas
Posts: 846
Cutting Mat
I purchased the largest cutting mat that Martelli carries when they had a half-price sale. It repairs itself. I really like it! I also have one of those hard ones (acrylic?) that are used in fabric stores. I got it at an estate sale for $20.
07-15-2013, 04:02 PM
#23
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Fairfield, OH
Posts: 3,694
I am glad you posted this I have been looking for a new cutting mat. I have one of the white ones from JoAnns and have had it for 3 years and it is worn out. I turned it last year so I would be doing most of my cutting in a different spot. That spot is worn out too. It cost quite a bit and I think it should have lasted longer than it did. I would really like a 36x48 or 48x48 mat to cover my cutting table. How do I find out when Martelli has their sale?? I want a good one that will last. I have an old olfa one that is still good but I need a bigger one.
07-15-2013, 05:52 PM
#24
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Here and there
Posts: 1,669
Don't forget to look at Wal Mart. I recently bought a 24 x 36 inch mat at Wal Mart for about 1/2 what I had seen it for anywhere else. Later in the week JoAnn's had a closeout on the same mat--a Fiskars--for $2 more because JoAnns was closing them out. I really like the mat because it is truly reversible. froggyintexas
07-15-2013, 09:59 PM
#25
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 428
I completely agree with the Martelli. I don't have one but a friend who had a quilt shop di have one and it was the best.
07-16-2013, 07:00 AM
#26
Super Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: So Cal -->TN
Posts: 1,653
I got my large one from Martelli at a quilt show. They also have REDLINE sales 2 or 3 times a year on line where everything except their machines and large cutting tables are 50% off........I think their mats are far superior to the Olfa mats.........and if you wait for the sales or pick one up at one of the quilt shows, they are similar in price. I have gone thru 2 large OLFA mats before I found the Martelli ones.........and have had mine now for 4 years and it looks as good as the day I bought it.......no nicks, no slits with fabric stuck in them...........(can you tell I am a bit hard on my cutters and mats?)
07-16-2013, 03:16 PM
#28
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dallas area, Texas, USA
Posts: 3,042
I got this one on Overstock, and I love it, but I probably wouldn't have bought it if I had not had a lot of Club O bonus bucks to offset the cost: http://www.overstock.com/Crafts-Sewi...I&searchidx=41
Before that I got along for a great many years with an Olfa about half that size, but it finally wore out. The 24X36 is about the largest size that makes sense to me. It fits my folding table nicely, and my arms couldn't reach any farther. I like the gray color.
I also have June Tailor Cut and Press 1 that flips to an ironing surface and I like that a lot for trimming because it rotates easily and can sit on a small table next to me when I'm sewing. Don't remember where I bought it - probably Jo-ann's.
Before that I got along for a great many years with an Olfa about half that size, but it finally wore out. The 24X36 is about the largest size that makes sense to me. It fits my folding table nicely, and my arms couldn't reach any farther. I like the gray color.
I also have June Tailor Cut and Press 1 that flips to an ironing surface and I like that a lot for trimming because it rotates easily and can sit on a small table next to me when I'm sewing. Don't remember where I bought it - probably Jo-ann's.
07-16-2013, 04:56 PM
#29
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Thornton, Colorado
Posts: 1,023
I bought my Big Mat as a show special...it has a 5-year warranty and I have not had to replace my rotary cutting blade the last few months. www.sewingemporium.com. Avoid those white mats from Joann's; the surface is so rough the blades get dull fast. Ask me how I know.
