What is your opinion of these new cutting machines out on the market. Looks as tho would need to change cutting mas quite often (costly) not all shapes or lengths would be able to be cut from machine?
Been contemplating about getting one.
What's the opinion of the majority?

Do you mean the Accuquilt Go and Baby?I have the Go, and I love it. You do need to change matts, I guess depending on how much you use it.....our LQS has the matts pretty reasonable though.

My mom have it and I can't wait to use it when I need to cut jelly rolls.
I'm getting her the Double Wedding Ring die for her birthday next month for it so I cna't wait to use that too.

I have the go!! I love it. But just like anything else you will have some who love it or hate it. I use mine alot so I go thru mats pretty quick. I just buy when on sale and make sure that I have back up mats for my back up mats..

I have the Go cutter and just love it. Just before Christmas, I bought some strip cutting dies, they cut much straighter than I do with a rotary cutter. You do have to replace the mats, but, they really aren't that expensive. It sure makes cutting a lot easier.

I have the GO cutter...AND THE cRICUT MACHINE...You can cut appliques from the cricut machine....

Thanks for your input, been debating whether it be worth purchasing, since my husband cringes every time I go to fabric shop or tell him I have an order on line coming in.
May tell him "Get a grip" at least this hobby keeps me off the gambling boat or the bars.

Thanks again.

I have the accuquilt go and I love it espescially for cutting strips and I got an email to from accuquilt with the new dies they're coming out with (4 4 1/2;5 and 5 1/2 and alfa and numeric)
For husbands"men have their toys and WOMEN MUST HAVE THEIRS." :lol:

i've been drooling over the accuquilt, but the dies are so expensive.

I was unable to use the Accuquilt because of my arthritis.

I do use and absolutely loooove my Alto's QuiltCut2. I can cut more, more precisely, and more quickly.

ali

I use the Accuquilt studio at work and LOVE it!
If I could afford the dies I would buy one in a minute!!

check out the sizzix big shot pro..not just the accuquilt cutters!

Sometimes having the right tool makes all the difference. I have a Studio, but it was purchased for very specific cuts that annoy me no end and are difficult to cut accurately by hand. Or at least by me. So for me the purchase was worth it. I checked out other sizes and brands but I was able to order custom dies from Accuquilt so I went with them.

you can get custom dies from Ellison as well and they will work in your studio...be sure to compare prices...

Thanks! I didn't know that about Ellison. But I have to say that I've been terrifically pleased with the way Accuquilt handled my custom die order. OTOH I don't plan on having that many made, so it might be a while, if ever, before I need another. :-))

I have the Go. I really like it. Makes cutting so much easier and so quick! Yes, you do have to replace the mats but you have to replace the blades on the regular rotary cutters too and here lately mine have been cutting me up! LOL Good luck on deciding. If you are a facebook person you can "friend" accuquilt and answer the question they ask every Friday for a chance to WIN ONE!! That is how I got my regular size GO! I won it back in Oct!! I WAS SUPER EXCITED!!! Still can't believe I won! :)

Hugs!

Maybe your family members would like to get together and buy them for Christmas, Mother's Day, your birthday, just because they love you.......

I have the Go and Go Baby. I love them. I had to buy another Go Baby, my DD took mine home with her and I know it won't come back home.