I'm sticking to my scissors and rotary blade cutter. I do recognize these machines are faster, more accurate and can be very helpful for someone like myself whose hands are going bad. But, as in the scrapbooking industry, these machines need dies which at $80+ a pop are a never ending supply source. I bought a Cuttlebug (for scrapbooking) and then found that I wanted all the dies that came out.! and so it was very expensive. I didn't scrapbook every day nor do I quilt everyday. So for me, I learned my lesson.