Annaquilts

I used to be Nay unless you had issues cutting. I am a Ninja with the rotary cutter but due to an injury I had some issues and I decided to invest in a cutting machine, Sizzix Big Shot Pro. I have been very pleased with how fast and accurate the dies are. So now I say get it if you can afford it. Research them and get the one that fits you best. The have a wonderful snail trail block. Something else to consider is asking someone else to cut it with their machine and for you to pay them.

If you want the Accuquilt consider the electric Go or the Studio. I ended up with the Sizzix Big Shot Pro because I can do all Sizzix dies, most Sudio and Go dies up to 12 in. or so wide. As far as I know you can not use sizzix dies on the Accuquilt machines. It seems many people "outgrow" the Go crank and go to the electric Go.

I did consider the electric one but really like a lot of the Sizzix dies over the Accuquilt. Also the Sizzix Big Shot Pro is easier to crank then the Accuquilt Studio. For now I also have many "helpers" living with me if I wanted help with cranking. So far that has not been necessary.

The Studio dies are very heavy and thick. I do have some but I am glad I did not buy the Studio because the larger dies are way to heavy for me defeating getting a die cutter.

The Studio dies also take up a tremendous amount of space. I had bought some of the larger ones but returned them because of size and weight issues. So based on that from the Accuquilt line of machines I would get the electric Go and maybe one will be in my distant future.

From the Sizzix I like the Big Shot Pro, it is heavy and does need a designated space.