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    Old 03-11-2011, 08:41 PM
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    I have the Baby Go! and love it. In my experience there's very little fabric waste and it's much more accurate than when I try rotary cutting. I did mark the die outlines with a silver pen which makes positioning the fabric easier. This weekend Shoppers Rule has the Baby on sale for $69.95 with the purchase of any four dies (shipping is free and the dies are on sale). There are several yahoo groups for Accuquilt and I've learned a lot from them!
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    Old 03-11-2011, 09:14 PM
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    Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
    I LOVE mine! Are ou looking to cut paper? I see you are a school administrater.....I wonder if there would be something cheaper to cut paper! I know Accuquilt makes AWESOME dies to cut paper for its machine, simular to the Studio.
    I am concentrating on quilting, but if it cuts paper shapes, all the better!!!!
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    Old 03-11-2011, 09:25 PM
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    Ilove my accuquilt go. It doesn't waste alot. You just have to cut in fabric in size for pattern first, I just love it!!! Saves so much time.
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    Old 03-11-2011, 09:32 PM
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    I think the one fro paper is the Mark, and it looks just like the Studio, but might be a bit cheaper. I wonder if the dies would work for both machines, (paper and fabric)....as the machines look to be almost identical!
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    Old 03-11-2011, 10:02 PM
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    I love mine! I have 22+ dies and even sell my appliques!
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    Old 03-11-2011, 10:04 PM
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    Originally Posted by LucyInTheSky
    I don't love mine (and am disappointeyd that I don't love it). I can't get it to cut the fabric without stretching. And I do have the length/widthwise grains positioned correctly, I do send it through at an angle, I do only send 1 layer of fabric through, etc, and my squares are always slightly rectangular. Which I can cut squares that are slightly rectangular on my own! I did appreciate it when I was teaching 88 students to cut and was able to quickly cut 176 triangles and 88 squares, since the kids didn't care/know that they weren't perfectly accurate. But I don't know if I would buy it again
    I had problems with one die stretching fabrics. The company told me to put the mat slightly ahead of the fabric....now no problems!
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    Old 03-11-2011, 10:17 PM
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    I love mine! I bought all of the BASIC dies and find myself mostly making blocks that are for the dies. I am in a block swap so that comes in handy. It was pretty nice cutting out all my pieces for my nieces kaleidoscope quilt all at once. I DID waste a lot of one color until I realized I was folding to many times and on the double triangle die I was coming out with large corner scraps. When I quit foldin and stacked pieces, then slid them over to get the next set, I wasn't wasting anything but the barest edge.

    It does have a learning curve when it comes to making it work for YOU. Your not going to find any really wierd shapes. They are pretty standard so if you are doing a quilt with odd shapes it probably won't do you any good. Like I said, I just choose patterns that I CAN cut with it :)

    Be aware that if you decide on a Baby Go that you can only get the skinny dies. The larger ones won't fit it.
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    Old 03-11-2011, 10:19 PM
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    I have the Go and I like it a lot. Not sure if I love it yet. I hate that it only takes accuquilt Go dies while other cutters take several companies' dies. I don't worry much about the waste. I waste more when I try to rotary cut and mess up.

    I am hoping to save for the Big Shot Pro but only if I find other companies' dies that I want. Also I've read (but not verified) that the BSP rolls fabric through more easily. The Go kills my arm and shoulder.
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    Old 03-11-2011, 10:23 PM
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    I am an elementary school teacher.....Hmmmmm, we who work with children need quilting to help us destress??? LOL

    I have the Accuquilt Studio and I love, love, love it. It does for quilting what the Ellison machines did for bulletin boards!!! Seriously, it is well worth the investment. My friend has one also. This is nice as we can share the specialty dies that aren't used too often.
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    Old 03-12-2011, 03:08 AM
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    Not sure I understand your statement.:roll: :roll: I have a Go that I'm learning to use....in fact I cut 3 yds of 2 1/2" strips yesterday with no worry about fabric bowing & now have 3 yds of perfect strips.I cut 8" strips,double them & end up with 6 strips,with just the turn of the handle.There's 2 quarter inch strips left. Small enough... they go in the trash.My values are just fine,thank you.I could say more, but trying to play nice. :? :roll: :roll:



    Originally Posted by okiepastor
    We had a demo at guild, and the waste drove me nuts just watching them......it would NOT do for me with all that fabric wasted, esp. with fabric prices now!
    The guild thought about buying, but most members are like me----there was too much waste! Guess it depends on your values.....
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