Wavy cutting board

[lizziesgirl]

A lady that comes in and helps me ironed on my cutting board and now it is very friendly. Has anyone experienced this before and found a way to fix it?

[Boni]

Oh, I have one of those too! It never has flattened out, but I still use it. I'm waiting for someone to tell me how to fix it too.

[quiltmonkey]

Can you put a damp towell over it and iron it flat again? If that doesn't work, I suggest it's time to go power shopping at JoAnn with your 40% coupon.

[Neher-in-law5]

I flattened slightly one of mine that warped. I put in the window on the table with stacks of heavy books so the heat could rework it's damage. I also ironed it first if I remember right.

[Nadia Wilson]

I had placed my laptop ontop of my cutting mat and used it there for a while, when I went to take my laptop off I realised just the heat from the laptop warped my mat. While the mat was still warm I placed my "Encyclopedia of pieced quilt patterns" by Barbara Brackman and a whole lot of other quilting books ontop of it and left it to sit and cool off. The next day I took the books off and my mat was as good as before, no warp. My advice would be to warm/heat it up somehow and place something heavy on it to flatten it out again. Worked for me, hopefully it will for you too. I see Neher-in-law5 just posted the same advice.

[Rita]

try laying it outside in the sun for awhile -it helps to some degree. Good luck! Rita

[kennan100]

My Mother ironed on one end of mine years ago and I just use the other end, I think I'll try Nadia's suggestion, it sure can't make it worse!

[lizziesgirl]

I'm going to try to heat it up and weight it down and see if that will work. Rita I would put it outside but it would freeze and break right now.

I'll let you all know what happens. Thanks

[Quilting Heidi]

I'm so glad that I'm not alone in doing this!!!! I've doen this to two matts. I have been somewhat successful in straightening the 2nd one by heating it and then putting something heavy on it.

[Bonnie]

Heating pads work wonders for the reheating part....books and such to weigh it down.

[sewhappy]

If you can't fix the warp why not cut it down and make small travel mats? I had one in the motor home, and one for each class I was teaching-all packed up together and ready to go!

Patty

[sammi357]

You might want to call the local custom picture frame shop and ask if they have a heat mounting press.

This thing has big plates that warm up, and are thermostatically controlled, and they use them to flatten photos, posters and those kinds of things, and mount them with a special adhesive paper. Kind of like a panini grill, but big.

What they might be able to do is put the whole mat in there, clamp it down on a VERY low setting, then shut the machine off and let it cool with the mat still in there so it cools under that pressure.

It's worth a try. If I still worked at the frame shop, I'd try it for ya!

If it were warm out, I'd try slapping it between two pieces of plywood and clamping it, and leave it in the car in the sun for a while.

Knock on wood, I've never done this to a mat. I know a gal that left her brand new BIG mat in the car. I don't know how anyone kept from KILLING someone that ironed on their mat!

[Grammie]

I layed mine on Concrete in the SUN for a couple of days and it flattened out. Of course that was in the Heat of summer.

It will flatten in one day but by letting it cool and heat again it will form a permanant flat shape.

Worked for me.

Good luck

Grammie

[sspingler]

I left mine in my car one day and one side warped. I put a damp towel on it and ironed till the mat was warm then stuck it between my mattress and box spring. That helped a lot.