Does anyone have a suggestion on how to straighten it back out.
How to get batting out of cutting mat.
Make sure everything is centered and smooth it out.
I made a mistake and left my cutting mat in my car and now it is warped.
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.
But there s a really easy solution easy fast and cheap.
I am using warm and natural batting.
This happens all the time to me.
After all the no sew blankets i cut in december my mat needed some attention.
Warped cutting mat help.
A cutting mat should be made of self healing plastic which prolongs the life and improves the quality of the mat itself.
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.
Simple steps to care for your cutting mat and how to clean your mat.
Smooth it out as well and make sure it s centered on your backing.
The best way to smooth it out is to get down on your hands and knees honestly.
Rotary cutting fleece or batting is particularly hard on the mats.
Any help would be.
On top of this lay out your batting.
Now lay your quilt top down.
You can either go end to end or from the middle out.
A cutting mat is a must for an avid craft lover or sewer.
Help for warped cutting mat.
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.
You cannot simply brush these fibers off.
This is a better batting that i love and i use it for almost all of my projects.
Many fibers get caught in the self healing crevasses as the blade cuts over it.
Elaine has a problem.
I am showing you how to cut batting.