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I have the accuquilt go.It is great!! I will admit that the dies are not cheap,but you can choose which ones you like.
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I have the AccuQuilt Studio cutter. I bought it instead of the Go because at the time I had intentions of having a cutting service. If you plan on doing lots of cutting, and want more variety in your selection of dies, I'd opt for the Studio cutter and invest in dies for curved and odd shapes. I've cut 3 Drunkard's Path quilts in the last month and it is so nice not to have to worry about curves, plus the machine cuts up to 10 layers of fabric at a time. Gets a queen size quilt cut so much faster. The only problem is it doesn't sew it for you too!
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I used my cricut to cut letters. I ironed the material onto the sticky backed paper and thenmachine apliqued. It worked well for that. I don't imagine it would work for just cutting fabric alone.
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I have never used one and think it would be great - good luck
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Originally Posted by carolaug
I would like a material cutting machine for christmas and trying to research a few to see which one works best. Do you have a cutting machine??? If so which brand, model and does it work? How costly is it to maintain? Would you buy that same one again or do you have another on your wish list? I do have a cricut but I have never used that for cutting material. Has anyone used it for that? if so what type of cutting blade, press. Does it work well?
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I was at a quilt show a few weeks ago. They were selling the Quilt Cut 2 byAlto's. It looked good and easy, But I haven't tried it. Anyone else? It's a fabric cutting system. You don't need dies etc. Linda
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I was thinking about getting one but wasn't sure. I like to do applique but like needle turn applique so would want it cut larger to allow needle turn. Is that a problem with these machines or is that possible with these machines? I can see using it for faster strip cutting because I am always off on it but it is expensive if I am only going to use it for that.
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A friend and I both have the Accuquilt studio cutter. WE both just "LOve" them. Each year we buy different dies for our cutter, that way we can share and don't have any duplicates. We also let anyone who needs to cut lots of squares, strips or whatever can use the machine.
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Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk
I just got this less than two weeks ago. I love it, it is really easy for me to use. If you have any drafting table experience then you shouldn't have a problem.
So far I have used it to square up the blocks on my current project. It is the Alto's Quiltcut 2, I paid $234.00 (that is with shipping). This is the only cutting system I have. I use my rotary cutter with it and off I go. I don't need all those fancy shapes, squares, rectangles and strips are fancy enough for me. :) |
DH got me the Accucut Studio for Christmas last year. I love it. Have cut several quilts with it. Best thing out there in my opinion.
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