How To Make A Pressing Mat For Quilting

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How to make a pressing mat for quilting.

I also used to have a lot of sheep long before sheep s wool was ever used for making pressing mats. I have a wool blanket and am thinking of making my own. I had to know. Yes i have a wool pressing mat.

I strongly suggest that you use a 100 cotton duck you can find it at a store like joann s. A hard pressing surface are shown further down on this page. At least not yet. It s a small price to pay for having a great pressing surface.

Be mindful of the price you pay. 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. The size of your crochet piece of wool can reach about 40 by 30 inches in size. 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.

The video instructions that i used to make my own pressing boards totally love. Yes when wool pressing mats get damp from the steam coming from your iron they smell like wet sheep. Making a wool pressing mat. Some of my quilter friends ordered through a local quilt shop who was charging 55 for the smaller version.

Online seems the best way to get one as i haven t found them on any of my quilt shop hopping treks. Has anybody made a wool pressing mat. I know i need to felt it first. I like how it grips the patches so much better than muslin.

If you do the latter then you will need to send it through the washing machine a few times using hot water to get it to look like you want. I got the large one figured i needed at least 24 inches based on.