I didn't read all of the messages, but the accuquilt is not a panacea. I bought the small one a couple of years ago. I found that the dies don't last all that long, the mats wear out fairly fast, you never have the right die and the cutting is not necessarily perfect. If you don't cut on the length of the grain, the pieces will be off. My cousins and I were working on a quilt for one of the grandchildren. We used one of the cousin's GoBig! (I think, it's big but not electric.). She wanted to cut the sashing on the width of the grain. (I told her it wouldn't work, but she was sure it would.) They all had that curve in them (at the fold), so we had to make more sashing. I used to do a lot of I Spy charms (5") and my 5" die just wore out. I guess that's what it was, as I contacted Accuquilt to find out and the first thing they said was that it was no covered under warranty, which wasn't my question.
I don't use mine anymore. It could be because of their nasty retort about the warranty or it's just too much trouble. I guess I should sell it.
bkay