It wouldn't be a gadget but I have a new machine and I absolutely love, love, love it! My next favorite would be my 24x36 cutting mat. When I first started the book I had bought suggested 18x24. The owner of the shop I went to said if I had room for bigger to remember I could cut smaller pieces of fabric on a larger mat but you can't cut larger fabric on a smaller mat without moving it they it could be uneven.