Originally Posted by
NanaCsews2
Second is the EQ Stitch.
I'm with you on that! I was super excited to get it, but it's so clunky and difficult to use. Even with a Wacom drawing tablet I can't get a good tracing, yet I can trace just fine in photoshop or on real paper. I can't get appliques to work properly - can't figure out how to tell it NOT to lay a heavy border over parts that will be overlapped. Very frustrating. I've never stitched anything out of it because it always turns out terrible.
Originally Posted by
moonrise
1. I used to have (past tense) a ruler that had the rotary cutter attached to it. I think it was made by Fiskars, but I'm not 100% sure. In theory, it was an awesome idea, but in reality, it was a pain in the patootie. The stoppers on the ends kept coming off, which would allow the rotary cutter mechanism to come off the ruler. You had to really pay attention not to push the mechanism right off the end of the ruler. Eventually both stoppers got lost, and after that, the cutting mechanism fell off and got lost as well. Even before the ruler fell apart, the table under your cutting mat had to be 100% PERFECTLY smooth and level, or the cutter would miss whole sections of the fabric. It was easier just to use a regular ruler and rotary cutter.
Thanks for letting me know! My niece & nephew (9 & 13) are getting into sewing and quilting and so far I've been afraid to give them a rotary cutter to use on their own; I was thinking one of these might be a safer alternative but now I'm thinking maybe not!