Accuquilt Go Cutter
 

Does anyone out there have the Accuquilt cutter and if so what do you think of it. What is everyone's opinion on this item. Would you buy or not? All advice and opinions greatly appreciated. I am not an advanced piecer or quilter.

I passed on it when I saw how flimsy it is made and read about how many have had them break...I went with sizzix and got both the big shot and big shot pro!

This topic is posted often. If you use the search feature above and search for accuquilt Go you'll find lots of info. I have the Studio, which is the commercial type cutter.

I have the Sizzix Big Shot Pro and the Big Shot. However I use mostly Accuquilt dies. I absolutly love it. It is not portable like the Accuquilt Go but I have the small one to take with me if I need to and I a have place to put the Big Shot Pro. I just had to cut 448 triangles for a mystery quilt with the rotary cutter and my arm and shoulder is feeling it. I think I'm getting a little spoiled by the die cutting machine.

I absolutely love my GO cutter. I've had it for about 2 years. Once I broke the handle - all my own fault - called them up and in 2 days I had the replacement handle and explicit instructions to install it. Also had a note that if I did have any problems installing the handle to please call them and they would walk me through it. Being as the broken handle was all my fault, I was very willing to pay for the replacement handle. They said absolutely not - so the whole process was free.
You can cut your quilts out so much faster, and the pieces fit so perfectly together so you can piece the whole quilt much easier, too. I cut over 450 2 1/2" squares for a 9 patch quilt in about 1/2 hour.
Did I say I LOVE IT?

I have the Accuquilt and I too love it. I don't feel that it is flimsy at all. Some people get over zealous and try to cut more layers than possible and that is usually when the machines break.

I have an Accuquilt Go and I do love it. I agree do not try to cut more than the recommended amout of layers and you should do just fine. Worth the cost esp. if you have heath issues when cutting buy hand.

I have the Go, too and I love it.

Love, love, love mine!!! I too broke my handle, all my own fault. Tried to put way more fabric through than it said to and they replaced my whole machine!!!

Oh, wow, I didn't realize you can break the handle when you push too much through. Thanks for that tip. I use a friend's and recently was too busy chatting with her bent her giant tray for her studio. I gave her the money to replace it. But I've been lucky so far that I haven't broken her Go also. Note to self-pay attention and don't try to do too much.

I was thinking about asking for one for Christmas. I am worried about the investment to get all the dies though. I have a mid-arm quilting frame that I don't use and I know my husband will be thinking that I am just making another purchase that will sit and gather dust. Three years I have had the mid-arm frame and machine and still haven't even done one quilt.

I too have a mid arm that has not done a single quilt!!!!! I bought the Accuquilt "go" and absolutely LOVE it. I did not purchase any of the stripe cutters, but have bought alot of the shapes. Just go the double wedding ring dies......

I also have the go cutter and I LOVE IT!!!!

i have used one and realy like it but i think if you do alot off cutting the studio is better you can cut alot more at once.

I have the Go! Baby and love it! It cuts much more accurately than I ever could. I have several applique dies as well, and they're really cool too. If you do an internet search for the dies, you can frequently buy them on sale or at a reduced price.

Huh? I have had mine for over 3 years and I don't baby it at all. It is well built because:

It has fell from the top of the car to the pavement more then once
It has had a who can turn it faster contest between two 10 year old boys
It has cut chip board with no mat
it has cut old sweaters into strips and brown paper bags and sacks of plastic bags and felt and foil and paper plates and....still cut my fabric shapes perfectly!


I would buy another one in a second.

love my go did not like the others try them all got the go

I have had mine for 6 months and love it. I would never think of it as flimsy. It is heavy and as others have said,
don't try to put too many layers through at once. I have tried and it becomes hard to turn the handle and I can
see where it could break.
I have no complaints at all.

I LOVE mine and even bought a second one for my lake home. I have several dies including the strip dies and it makes it soooo easy to cut out strips and various shapes. I can not imagine cutting the bulk of a quilt out by hand and rotary cutter now! You might find you have more time to sew instead of cut - which I like!!

Interesting thread. I have never been interested in these cutters mostly because the pictures make it look like there is a ton of fabric wasted ie; Big piece of fabric, three little cutouts. Is that how they actually work?? I wish there was a dealer or LQS somewhere close by so I could try one out.

I would love one but can't afford it! Being visually impaired Im
Sure it would be great!!

I love my go,like anything else there is a slight learning curve but once you get the hang of it,you'll breeze through cutting strips,shapes etc. I love how the half square triangles turn out with no dog ears.

I have the Accuquilt GO and I love it!. Pieces are cut accurately and fit perfectly to the piece that needs to be added. Just don't try to cut too many thicknesses at one time. Better to go slower and get better results.

Have it haven't had time to use much...but happy with it...

If you cut the fabric just to cover what design you are going to cut with a little extra you won't have much waste at all.

I have to go also.. And I do love it but I do find that I dont use it as much as I thought I would. But when I do I love it.

I have been thinking of the cutter for some time so what I did was watch a lot of the youtube videos for accuquilt cutters and they were very helpful with many ideas. So with those video I decided to get one.

This is where I got it:

http://store.quilting-warehouse.com/...FUdn5Qod6GersQ

Their dies are 33% lower. Hope this helps.

Love mine, I use the strip cutters the most.

I could see that that would be great or if you have joint muslce issues.

Just yesterday I was discussing these machines with a friend. We had both opted not to get one because it takes more fabric, you have to cut pieces before putting them in the machine and we do not sew that way. Now for appliques and such I think it would be ideal but when I make a nine patch I do not sew all little squares together. Both of us use rotary cutting techniques where we sew parts together and then cut. It reminds me a little of using templates. I do think one might be in my future some time if I can no longer rotary cut due to medical reasons. I would probably then go for the studio. You are taking the right steps thinking it through. It helped me a lot to watch videos online to realize for now it is not for me. Something I do use a lot is the June Tailor shape cutter.

I have one "love it". Recently I just did a major clean up of my sewing room. I pulled a box of scraps and cut them into various sizes. Now I am ready to sort them into color's. I got nearly 25 jelly rolls and a ton of 5" sq's. Scrappy here I come.

I have the Go and just love it. Makes your quilting so much
easier as the pieces are all cut perfect. Well worth the money!

I just got mine about 3 weeks ago. I am completly in love. Now granted if you are a good cutter with the rotery - it may not be for you. As far as wasted fabric - I have much much less wasted fabric. So much so that my husband may be tired of me showing him the little scrap I have after cutting.

My blocks looks great and the best part is they actually all fit together without a lot of pulling and tugging! Yes - it may cost a lot - but is worth it to me.

Thank you for all the info on this subject and I will search again as well as I have thought about purchasing but wasn't sure; had thought about it for a Christmas gift for my mom who quilts a lot and didn't even think to ask about it on here. Thanks to all.

I have the Go cutter and love it. There is very little fabric waste- depending on how you place your fabric on the die. I learned how to use the cutter by watching the free videos online.

I also don't find my Go to be flimsy at all. In fact, I was surprised by the weight and the solid feel of it. Like any tool, I'm careful on how I use it.

I don't make quilts as much as most of the posters here seem to but I love to sew and have used the Go to cut for many projects. The 5 inch square makes a great square for making coasters.

My quilt guild lends out the Accuquilt Go. I used it to cut 8 1/2" blocks for a jeans rag quilt. Four hours to cut the jeans and flannel backing. I cannot imagine hand cutting all those fringes. So ... the Go Baby is my Christmas gift this year. The die sizes are limited, but I'll live with it. So excited to start using it after the Christmas projects are done.

Hi Candace I also have he Studio but have never used it. I thought I would get a couple of dies with it. I didn't realize they were so expensive. Could you recomend which ones would be good to start out with.

Ok, this may be a stupid question but I didn't think you could use the Skizzix for fabric. Are the dies interchangable with the Accuquilt?

I bought an Accuquilt in October especially for the ease in cutting squares for Raggy Quilts. So far I haven't had time to use it, but also I want to buy more dies for it. Does anyone know the best source for buying dies at the best prices?

I am the GO but am sure I'm wasting fabric. Where do I find the online videos?