I love my Accuquilt..I also have been gone for a while...getting back into quilting - I just used my 2 1/2 inch strip cutter for my borders...My favorite dies...all the strip cutters, squares, circles and my Tumbler die. The rest are ok, but could do without. I have a lot of applique dies and never really use them. Many are still in the wrappers. Well...Welcome Back!