burchquilts

I've been debating the same question. But after seeing one for $350 at the local Hancock's, I voted no. But Aamazon has them cheaper? Hmmmmmm... & people see to like them... hmmmmmmmmmmmm again...

Rhonda Lee

I think you could save money on your purchase if you scout the web a bit. I ended up paying $159.99 shiping included for my Accuquilt Go. I bought basic dies; 2", 3 1/2", 5" squares and 2 1/2" strip and one mat all for $113. 32 shiping included. Full price on the Go is 399.99 but is currently selling for 349.99 on Accuquilt. I saved $240 off of full price. The dies and mat full price are $244.96 I saved $131.64. Total savings $371.64. My total investment so far is $273.91. I know I will be buying more mats and dies, but I am ok with that. Sewforless is where I found my dies, and Blue Discount Club? is where I found my Go. (I'll check on the Discount Club for exact name if you are interested).

charity-crafter

I want the studio with the starter set, list price is ~$1500. It was on sale last black friday so I'm hoping it will be at a good discount again this year. I'm using it as a reward for passing a certification exam for work. It's a pretty big deal and I have a hard time studying. So, I'm working on bribery on my self-if you study and pass this exam in Aug..you can buy this really cool toy as a reward. We'll see how well it works. You notice I'm here and not studying-so far it's not working.

VivianW

Been watching this thread. What did you decide to do? I too have been thinking of purchasing one, however, price was my concern. I do have the June Taylor ruler, however, am not comfortable cutting things with my rotary cutter (I seem to "veer off" more than I'm on)... So very interested in your question and thanks to those of you that posted!

KarenR

check out the posting on the ALTO cutter.

pmrosie

How about this for ambivelence! I bought one, due to complete fear of learning to cut quilting material. Once I learned to cut the material, it just collects dust. Although, I have the tumbler plate and want to make a tumbler quilt. I will probably use the accuquilt for that. If your buying it out of fear of learning to cut the material, forget it. You will find out that cutting is not so terrible. Also, it is very time consuming to cut the material on the accuquilt. I know this did not help, but like I said, ambivelence.

luvTooQuilt

I have both the GO and the Altos2.. I love the both for different reasons.. I use my GO more than the Alto.

I disagree with pmrosie, in my experience the Go makes cutting faster for me, and as for the prep time it not time consuming at all. grab a scrap, pile them on, roll thru the GO.. Voila ! .. I have tons of pre-cuts waiting to be made into quilts.....And when im ready i grab the cuts i want and sew sew sew I go..

carolaug

I love the studio...i have both the Go and Studio. I love it for strips and all shapes except for the squares...if I had to do it over I would not buy any of the squares. I have tried everything...they do not cut evenly. For the smaller squares not a big deal but as they get larger you really notice. If you are not picky it will do but I like my seams to match. Also I would rather fussy cut my squares. Would I buy the Studio agian...YES!! The strips alone are totally worth it!

carolaug

Oh....and I paid 129.99 for my GO..you can find sales...and my Go dies were all on sale on Amazon. Oh yeah...i also was in a sewing store and they decided not to sell them anymore so got a bunch of dies for 60 percent off...Yah...If I have two dies to choose from...I would buy the 6 1/2 tumber and the 2 1/2 inch strip...if I had a third pick...My small tumblers...then my circles after that more strip cutters...

creations816

well since I saw one in person just two weeks ago i have been going nuts too, and then Joanne's has one that with shipping cost me 207, which was still a lot cheaper than the local one, and then I found a site with really good discounts on the templates, I reposted my featherweight, sold it within hours, then got on line bought the Go and several of the templates, I can't wait to get it, just doing the research on line and seeing it at work at the shop, really convinced me it would be a great tool to have. I work, and need as many short cuts as I can find to help with my quilting. good luck.