Applique and scan n cut?
I am getting ready to purchase a Scan N Cut and am wondering if any of you have purchased this machine and if you have do you like it ? thanks Maggie
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I bought it and sent it back. I wanted it for fussy cutting of stamped images and the one I got was off by enough to bother me. It was way too expensive to let it go. But I know a lot of people love theirs. A few things to keep in mind- the mats are expensive. There is a special mat for fabric but I think some use a regular mat for it. Ditto for blades. At the time I checked, mats and blades were only being sold by Brother. Not sure if that's still the case. Also, you can only cut one layer at a time. On the plus side, there are many yahoo and facebook groups dedicated to it and I have heard that Brother provides good customer service.
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There is a woman in one of my quilting groups who makes absolutely beautiful, award-winning applique quilts. She got the Scan-n-Cut and loves, loves, loves it. She can design her own appliques and cut them at any size she wants.
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The fussy cutting my dealer did was spot on.You can get accesories on joanns, amazon, dealer, etc. you can use the standard mat for fabric. I have only played with mine but love it
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I like mine. search you tube videos as there are quite a few now. Learn the machine and do a test cut which is just a tiny square. If the cut is not clean turn the blade a bit ( there is a dial with numbers) and test again.
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Here are a couple videos. the first one she is using paper and you probably wouldn't cut that narrow a strip with fabric but it shows how you can position your applique shapes. the second is cutting fabric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucKckREwULI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNZkfrRQm88 |
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