Simple steps to care for your cutting mat and how to clean your mat.
How to get batting out of cutting mat.
Any help would be.
I made a mistake and left my cutting mat in my car and now it is warped.
When you are in the groove of sewing and just cutting sewing cutting sewing you will find that all of a sudden your rotary cutting mat is full of lint.
This is a better batting that i love and i use it for almost all of my projects.
Help for warped cutting mat.
A cutting mat should be made of self healing plastic which prolongs the life and improves the quality of the mat itself.
Make sure everything is centered and smooth it out.
Smooth it out as well and make sure it s centered on your backing.
A cutting mat is a must for an avid craft lover or sewer.
You cannot simply brush these fibers off.
Warped cutting mat help.
I love quilt as you go and use it for almost all of my quilts but cutting the batting squares and then trimming the finished blocks to size makes a real mess of your cutting mat.
But there s a really easy solution easy fast and cheap.
After all the no sew blankets i cut in december my mat needed some attention.
Elaine has a problem.
Mats provide a sturdy surface for cutting fabrics and craft materials while protecting the table they rest on.
Rotary cutting fleece or batting is particularly hard on the mats.
On top of this lay out your batting.
You can either go end to end or from the middle out.
All those cotton fibers get embedded in the mat and no amount of rubbing with a rag will get them out.
I speed up the process a lot becuase i am constantly cutting batting felt or fleece on my mat too.
I am showing you how to cut batting.
Now lay your quilt top down.
Is your cutting mat in need of a cleaning.
The best way to smooth it out is to get down on your hands and knees honestly.
Many fibers get caught in the self healing crevasses as the blade cuts over it.
I am using warm and natural batting.