romanojg

Totally agree. I have both and its like apples and oranges. I can't believe those who says its mostly for appliques when It has hundreds of quilting blocks, that can be resized, and you can even have that 1/4 in seam allowance drawn on since so many seem to have problems getting it right. I also use it to scan my designs in that I'm going to applique using my emb machine, cuts down on the trimming later on. its also great for crafts with the kids. Plus, you can scan documents, pictures etc on you computer so it can be used for other things than crafts, quilts giving it extra purpose. Yes, it cuts 1 layer at a time but depending on the size you can cut lots of the squares, triangles, etc on that one layer and its super fast. Yes, you have to starch the fabric for quilting, don't most of us do that too. Its like everything else, there is a learning curve so you need to put a little time in to learn but we also do that with the accucut, etc. I might not be able to cut 4 layers at a time but I can cut as many squares as the accuquilt does at one time, in that one layer and I can fussy cut my design to get the effect I want. Brother's machine is great. No, I don't sell them or represent the company but I do like my scanner just like I like my accucut but I use the scanner more because I don't have to put as much strength into turning the crank.

Peckish

There is a woman in one of my quilting groups that makes award-winning, drop-dead gorgeous applique quilts. She got a Brother Scan-n-Cut and LOVES it. She can design her own appliques and make them whatever size she wants. She told us it's far superior to the Accuquilt for this reason. With Accuquilt, you're limited to whatever dies they sell. For instance, they have an apple core die, but I was disappointed when I discovered how huge it is. If I had a Scan-n-Cut, I could make it any size I want.

Think about how many times someone has asked "have you seen any _______ fabric?" Fill in the blank with whatever: horse, tractor, owl, flag..... instead of searching for special fabric, you could create your own horse/tractor/owl/flag applique.

edit: Ha ha ha!! - I read that last sentence and an image popped into my head. A horse sitting on a tractor, with an owl on his shoulder waving a flag. HA!