Cutterpillar CPP-PREM Glow Premium LED Light Board & Cutting Mat – Adjustable Brightness, Magnetic Base & Self-Healing Mat for Quilting, Sewing, Vinyl & Paper Crafts, 18" x 24"

I did tons of research and waited for this to get back in stock. I chose this because it is rechargab;ed and I'm not tethered to an outlet or power bank in order to use it. Youtube is full of reviews comparing every other light pad to the Cricut and they rave about the Crickut simply because it is bright. Too damned briht!!!!! The reviewers stack on numerous papers to prove you can see thru more paper. I don't need to stack up 5 levels of paper and the only reason the Cricut can do that is because there is nothing on the screen to protect your eyes from that bright light. It gave me a headache and made my eyes hurt just watching the youtube videos. There is no way I could possibly stare at a light that bright for more than a few minutes. Unless you feel the need to put multiple layers of heavy cardstock or super heavy watercolor paper on it, the Crickut will just result in eye strain. This works great even thru 4 layers of heavy watercolor paper or several layers of heavy cardstock. Cricut is made for crafters and scapbookers. This one works better for professional applications such as drafting or fine art and you can look it at for 4 or 5 hours without causing eye strain or headaches. I love love love it. I may buy the tempered glass to put over the screen but right now the self healing mat works great. There are only a few brands that can be recharged and, after looking at all of them, I chose this one. It is wonderful!!! I see no reason why anyone would need a bright bright blinding light to trace thru 5 or 6 layers of heavy card stock. I do a lot of work with wire and I can just put the wire on the mat and bend it to the shape I have already sketched on paper. I also do watercolor and oil painting. It will even allow you to trace your sketch on paper onto an art canvas. Who needs to trace on anything thicker than heavy card stock or the heavest of heavyweight Canson water color paper. Highly recommend this one. It is more than bright enough for any practical tracing need without making you see stars dancing in front of your eyes and it doesn't cause a headache because it is too bright to look at for more than a few minutes. It gives a soft but bright light thru light blue to protect your eyes. It also provides enough light to satisfy quilters trying to trace shapes.

I use this when quilting to correctly assemble the small pieces for appliqués to my quilt projects. I love that there are 3 settings to select for brightness. Didn’t know how much I needed this tool! Great quality, easy to use, great value, and perfect size for my sewing area. Highly recommend. Only drawback I have is the “On” button is sensitive to touch and I need to keep this unplugged until needed because my small cat can turn on the light;) but it is so worth it! Also, love the cutting board that comes with it and use that to protect the surface.

Great product, it is very bright on highest setting. Perfect size for my projects and I like that it is easily portable. I thought I had a problem when I first got it and I contacted the seller. They responded quickly with a solution. And when I tried their recommendation, turns out nothing was wrong.

Works great for many crafts . Use it a lot

After watching a webinar on the Cutterpillar, I decided to add one to my "over-supply" of crazy sewing "stuff". I'm so glad I did!! When it arrived, I took it out of the box and looked at it to make sure that it worked. Then it promptly went back in the box and sat for months - unused and almost forgotten. When I started to work on a quilted wall hanging, I ran into a major problem. The matching backing was exactly the same size as the panel. HOW do you get them pinned together precisely with a larger batting layer in between?? I remembered my Cutterpillar. Soooo easy. I laid the first corner of the backing (right side down) on the Cutterpiller, followed by the larger batting piece, and was able to see through it and perfectly line up and pin the front panel. I just scooted it over & up & down and was able to pin all the layers exactly together. I was even more impressed when I needed to cut out pairs of Christmas stockings. The pattern fit on the Cutterpillar and I was able to lay the fabric on top & quickly cut them out with my rotary cutter. Since the Cutterpillar comes with a rotary cutting board, the task was accomplished in record time. I'm definitely a fan and will be using it again soon to trace some pieces for applique. If you sew, quilt, or do crafts this is a definite "Must Have" item and the more you use it, the more uses you'll find for it. It's super light weight and very well made. I love the fact that this model can be used "wireless" and has three light settings. As soon as the carrying case is "in stock" that will be my next purchase. Highly recommended !

Using this for paper piecing. Works great. I ordered the edge to edge mat since it was bigger and had no lines in it. So far, so good!

Love, love, love this. Works very well. I'm glad I got the smaller one. I can leave it out on my desk all the time.

Love it. Have been working on an intricate design for Applique and the Cutterpillar is making it so much easier to draw the small designs from the pattern. It has made the process so much faster, easier and more accurate. It is very thin, bright and charges quickly. It has a nice cutting pad which I haven’t used but it helps protect it when not in use. I leave it on my cutting table all the time.

I purchased the CutterPillar light board and cutting mat to use as a tool in my quilting projects. I’m impressed with both the quality and design of the board. I love that I have the freedom and flexibility to use the board cordless after it has been charged. It is so slim and a pleasure to use. The three levels of brightness gives even more flexibility. A good purchase!

Christmas present for the wife, she loves it.

Product was great