How To Make A Pressing Mat For Quilting

Yes when wool pressing mats get damp from the steam coming from your iron they smell like wet sheep.

How to make a pressing mat for quilting.

I like how it grips the patches so much better than muslin. I had to know. It s a small price to pay for having a great pressing surface. 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.

At least not yet. You can buy some wool to make your pressing mat or crochet a piece of out of wool yarn. Online seems the best way to get one as i haven t found them on any of my quilt shop hopping treks. Could my quilt pressing be sooooo much more satisfying.

Yes i have a wool pressing mat. 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. To address your specific questions. There s now a new smaller size 9 x 12 called the mini 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. I got the large one figured i needed at least 24 inches based on. I have a wool blanket and am thinking of making my own. 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. Making a wool pressing mat. The video instructions that i used to make my own pressing boards totally love. A hard pressing surface are shown further down on this page.

I strongly suggest that you use a 100 cotton duck you can find it at a store like joann s. I know i need to felt it first.