Dolphyngyrl, it does cut fabric, it's the only reason I got it, I have a girlfriend who let me borrow hers so I could decide if I wanted one. I also looked into the sizzix but they didn't seem to have a lot of shapes available yet. I'm sure they will. My quilt buddy owns a accuquilt so I decided this cricut would be a better addition for us. Im not sure about small details, I have done dog shapes, dog bones, flowers, hearts, all 2" or bigger. If too much detail like it can do on paper, may be too hard for me to appliqué. I'm just not that amazing (yet, hahaha)