Originally Posted by
ManiacQuilter2
I still just cut with a rotary cutter. I prefer to oversize some of my pieces to then be able to trim them down to the perfect size. I am also on a limited budget.
but....with the dies the shapes are exact and no trimming afterwards is required...thus perhaps saving on fabric. Granted the initial cost for cutter and dies is larger than rotary cutter, mat, ruler, but I do believe in the long run it is worth it...and dies can be accumulated, or not, as one's budget permits.
But these are personal choices we make...like what kind of sewing machine, where to buy fabric......