AcuQuilt
 

Do you mean the Accuquilt go? It works. I sold mine because it was too limiting. If you mean the Accuquilt Studio it's not limiting. Once you buy the machine you still have to buy dies for each shape you want to cut.

it offers different dies.

go onto accu webpage

and onto you tube

you will see what they offer

i like mine

I am eager to read responses to this as I am considering getting one to cut out a Double Wedding Ring. Is this a good idea?

I have one and just recently placed a pre order for the electric Accuquilt Go. I would suggest you go to YouTube website and search for Accuquilt videos. There are three different Accuquilt, the Studio which is the largest for mass cuttings, The Go for home use and the Go Baby which is for the smaller dies. You have to buy the dies you want and use a cutting mat which wears out over time. I love my Go.

You might try looking at other threads on this topic to get more answers. I love my GO. I have quite a few dies and would like to have more.

I have the sizzix pro and use the accuquilt go dies with it. I have cut several 2" squares today and it makes it so much faster. The die has 6 squares on it and you can cut 6 layers at a time. I am using scraps today.

I bought the accuquilt go. I don't have very many dies, but the cut is perfect on each one. It helps with accuracy and soothes the arthritis in my hand. It is extremely easy to use. I'm happy with it.

I took mine go to a hotel with it and my flannel and cut out all my 6.5 inch blocks for a rag quilt. I loved it

If you are wanting to do a double wedding ring, check out Cheryl Phillips the Rings that Bind book. It is so easy, looks like a traditional wedding ring and there is no curved piecing. there is a video on Kaye Woods youtube about it. its fantastic.

I do have the Accuquilt Go and love it. Especially for cutting strips. its great.

There are a lot of models so be sure you are able to select the one for your needs. My friend bought hers at her LQS and she is able to borrow the dyes for free overnight.

Wow, that's an awesome program!

I'm eyeing them too. For cutting blocks & strips I get really good accuracy with my June Tailor rulers and don't mind the cutting process at all (I find it to be a bit therapeutic actually) but I'm finally reaching a point where I'm a confident enough sewer that I want to try taking on some curved piecing. I think for cutting curved pieces I would rather use dies than try to painstakingly follow templates with my rotary blade. I think they'd also be great for rag quilts; I will never again snip one of those by hand!! I think I put about 6 years worth of wear into my joints doing just one quilt.

...have had GO for 3 yrs.....it is so accurate and the amount of waste is nominal.....now am contemplating buying the DRW and finally try that pattern! The only disappointment I have is the company crackdown, so to speak, on their distributors ability to offer discounted prices....I will continue to buy, but not as many as often!

I have the Sizzix Big Kick and love it. With the Sizzix you can use dies from other systems. I purchased mine on Ebay a few months ago and must say it is worth every penny! I purchased the extra long dies to cut strips. I cut enough strips for 2 bargello quilts in about 20 minutes. Granted some of the dies can be a bit pricey but if you plan on using them more than once the price balances out, IMO. My sister has arthritis in her hands and shoulders. I convinced her to buy one. She was making a quilt with half square triangles, she was blown away. Now, if she can't cut it with her Sizzix, she ain't makin it!

This lady, Ebony Love, is an expert on die cutters. You can watch videos of how they work and her thoughts on all the different models. She is very friendly and you can email her with questions:

http://www.youtube.com/user/LoveBugStudios

I have the Accuquilt Baby-I like it and I like that a lot of the GO Dies will work in it. Sometimes it seems like it is a waste of fabric to use some of the dies. But I do like the accuracy and also I love it for cutting applique shapes (I'm not much for cutting by hand precisely.) The Quilting Place here in town has the Studio and she will help us use it for $5 much cheaper than buying that one and my Sister in Law has the GO~so if I need a die she usually has it.

I have the Accuquilt Go and love it. I am terrible with the rotary cutter and the Go cuts so perfect. :thumbup:

i have a accuquilt go and i really like it sometimes. it is great for something like a double wedding ring or to cut out 200 perfect little triangles.
i still rotary cut smaller quantities (especially strips and squares) because by the time i am cutting the strips to size for the cutter, i might as well just cut them to the right size to use. i tend to use my june taylor shape cut ruler for strips because it is fast and easy.
the real cost of a die cutter is not the cutter but the dies. why not go on their sight and add up the cost of all of the dies to make 4 or 5 different quilts and then decide if it is worthwhile for you.

GO limiting...Studio not limiting? GO is just a smaller version of Studio, which was originally designed for retail, and needs a "permanent" station...whereas GO is considered more for "home use", and portable... Granted the dies available are smaller, volume of fabric to be cut is less. 6 vs. 8, but now with the new electric GO about to be released, the die sizes available will be more extensive, because the cutting area is larger. I have the GO and a good library of dies....not sorry about the investment...works very well for me. But, one buys/uses what works for them.....in all things....

That is why the Go is limiting to me. It only goes up to 10" which means that the biggest square would probably be 8". It only takes GO dies and the studio can take both the Go dies and the studio dies. I have the Big Shot Pro and it can take every die except a very few studio dies. Most of my dies are sizzix so they wouldn't work in the Accuquilt Go. And Sizzix dies go on sale a lot-I got most of them at 75% off or less.

So yes, for me the Go is too limiting. I have room for the Big Shot Pro and I don't sew anywhere but at home so I don't need it to be portable.

I really like my Accuquilt Go. It's great to have the ability to cut accurately. Lot's to think about when deciding on this investment, but the right tools sure makes things easier.

I have the Accuquilt Go and love it, now putting in a pre-order for the Electric version, purely because of shoulder problems. Yes the dies can be expensive, but if you purchase the more commonly used one i.e strips, triangles and, for me the 5" square are essential purchases - but I do have many of the applique ones as well. Really pleased with accuracy of every thing I have used the Go to cut.

Thank you for clarifying because I was wondering what you meant.

I've had the Go ever since it was available to buy. I consider it or any die cut as essential as my sewing machine. I use it to cut all my quilt pieces. If there isn't a die the size I need, I have it custom made if I have to cut a lot of that size. I can have a quilt pattern cut and ready to sew in less then an hour. I do not like rotary cutting, too hard on me.

I like mine a lot. I only use it for the shapes. I have been cutting tumbler blocks (both sizes) and hexagons from scrap material. It goes really fast. If I had to cut hexagons by hand it would not get done.

I just ordered the Fiskars Fuse. After a lot of reading and thinking and some more reading, it seems like that machine is the one I want since it seems to be designed to be more flexible than Accuquilt (I also do a bit of paper crafting) and it's still portable, and it cost less than half the price of the Go cutter. It should arrive this weekend; I ordered one Accuquilt die to go with it so we'll see how it works! (I got the ragged circle die, to make faux cathedral window blocks.) I followed some advice on the internet and bought Sizzix cutting mats to go with it (much cheaper than the Fiskars conversion set), so I'll be mixing 3 different manufacturers. We'll see how that goes! This is my first die cutter.

Well you must let us know how this mix of stuff works.........although I have the GO and am pleased with it, I have purchased a Sizzix big shot....about the set is size of GO baby- so limiting but have some different dies and......dies are a bit cheaper......someone here said can get a 75% off price....let me know where that is!!!!!and hobby lobby sells dies so no S&H......