briskgo

On Tuesday I bought an Accuquilt, crag's list $200 included the three 2.5" strip and two other dies. I am thrilled, as I age holding the long ruler to make binding and other strips is taxing. I was able to take 3/4 yard of fabric and make all of it into strips in one try. My first so there was more waste than I wanted, so I watched a video and will be less wasteful next time.

sewnseams

I've had my accuquilt for about 2 years now and love it. I have just about all the strip dies as I figured I could stretch my $$$ and use them to cut squares as well. I got most of the strips first and then I started buying the more specialty shapes such as 1/2 square triangles and triangles in a square, etc. The strips dies now have markings on them to cut diamond shapes. So getting the strips really are economical depending on how you use them. I can say that I really enjoy using my accuquilt.

cdr1182

There is a Yahoo group- pinsandneedles1- Kathy sells dies for 20-30% off. You just have to join the group.
I do use mine and find it a great time and hand saver(bad thumbs).

Geri B

Hmm, I used to belong to that group for that purpose, but then she said she couldn't do that with the new company rule....has she gone back to selling again?

Reba'squilts

Mine works great for cutting strips. Fast way to cut a whole bunch of strips. I wonder if the dies wear out? This tool is well worth the money!

bennie0755

II use my GO! to cut strips all the time. I also use it to cut squares. The newer mats have a diagonal line that you can use to cut diamonds also, all with the one die. As a Bonnie Hunter fan, I lay all my scraps on it and cut down my scraps into strips and squares.

Linda1

I have the strip die and I found it on Ebay a lot cheaper. I have the Go Baby and use it all the time.

Sewnoma

I am not fond of the die cutters for most shapes. I have the Fiskars Fuse machine which can take Accuquilt dies and I can cut squares, rectangles and strips faster and with less waste by using my various rulers and rotary blade. Accuracy doesn't seem to be a problem for me anymore; I seem to have mastered folding the fabric to get nice straight strips, and I rather enjoy the cutting process overall so for those basic shapes I don't even think about using the dies. For strips I have the June Tailor strip ruler and I get fantastic results with that - fast & accurate.

When it comes to shapes like triangles & hexagons I'm about 50/50 - the die cutter is faster but you have to have a die for the size you need. I can cut ANY size with my rulers, but it's slower, especially if I take the time to knock points off of triangles, etc.

But for rag blocks and circles, the die cutter is 100% my go-to. I loathe cutting fabric circles and I will NEVER do another rag quilt without the die!! If that limits my size options, so be it. I will never do all that snipping by hand again, my hand felt like it was going to fall right off!

fivepaws

Accuquilt is the only way for me. Love the accuracy of the strips. I do have several dies and really recommend the Accuquilt. I am not a good cutter so this is the only way I can insure perfect cuts.

feffertim

I wouldn't use anything else. So fast and accurate. I can't get that kind of accuracy with a rotary cutter