How To Make A Pressing Mat For Quilting

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How to make a pressing mat for quilting.

Making a wool pressing mat. This post was created after visiting many online stores placing the magical felted wool pressing mat into my cart only to leave it abandoned in the virtual aisle waiting to be put back on the shelf by the virtual stock person because the diy voice in my head kept saying. Yes i have a wool pressing mat. I had to know.

You can buy some wool to make your pressing mat or crochet a piece of out of wool yarn. Be mindful of the price you pay. I also used to have a lot of sheep long before sheep s wool was ever used for making pressing mats. Has anybody made a wool pressing mat.

Yes when wool pressing mats get damp from the steam coming from your iron they smell like wet sheep. A hard pressing surface are shown further down on this page. It s a small price to pay for having a great pressing surface. I like how it grips the patches so much better than muslin.

But the cotton cover is too thick to be much help so i bought the wool ironing mat when quilt in a day had their sale. I know i need to felt it first. Online seems the best way to get one as i haven t found them on any of my quilt shop hopping treks. To address your specific questions.

Some of my quilter friends ordered through a local quilt shop who was charging 55 for the smaller version. Could my quilt pressing be sooooo much more satisfying. I have a wool blanket and am thinking of making my own. The video instructions that i used to make my own pressing boards totally love.

I strongly suggest that you use a 100 cotton duck you can find it at a store like joann s. The size of your crochet piece of wool can reach about 40 by 30 inches in size.