Accuquilt
 

I was wondering if those of you who use "Accuquilt Go" enjoy using it. I am thinking of getting one and would like any information you would like to share. Pros and cons? Thank you in advance!

I have the Go and the Studio at home, and the Studio at work. The die that we use the most at work is the tumbler. We have a 4" tumbler (with 6 cuts on a board) and a 7" tumbler (with 4 cuts on a board). At home I have the "nesting die" that can cut 4 different sizes of tumblers, but only one cut at a time.

The thing I wish I could do is to buy dies with several of the same shape on a single board. Like one that has 8 5-inch squares, so I could cut 8 X 8 layers = 64 squares with one pass. It takes just as long to cut by rotary cutter as it does with a single shape on a die.

It's fun to have custom dies made, too. I had some made for my home business, and octagons for my Denim Stars quilt. I want to have some miniature Dresden plate dies made, to cut the scraps that are leftover.

I have the Accuquilt Go and I love it! I was on the fence for several months and now am so glad I got it. It's really fun to use and makes perfect cuts!
One reason I was on the fence was the cost of the cutter and the dies but it's really worth it to me. I have some basic dies- squares, triangles, and a 2 inch binding die. Really enjoying the precision and am making nicer blocks. The cutter is very easy to use and I have the crank.
One thing- the crank is great if you have no problems with your arms, wrists, etc. It cranks easily but if I had physical limitations I would get the electric Go.
The only con I can think of is the cost and I no longer think that, given how nice the system is.
Hope this helps!

All of my friends have the GO (with the crank) and I've been invited MANY times to use theirs. My shoulder still needs resting, but I will say that I enjoyed my workout with it. I've since purchased the GO BIG, and have offered all of my friends the use of my GO BIG, with THEIR dies. I have the die that came with the GO BIG (the flying geese), but I do not have other dies. So with THEIR dies, and my GO BIG, we will have a blast.

The biggest problem with the Accuquilt is which dies to to buy first. I bought my Go at the Road to CA quilt show several years ago. They had a sale going for the dies too so I was having trouble which ones I wanted first. Since then I wait for their sales and buy what I want to work on next.

I got the Accuquilt Go Big (electric one)2 Christmases ago and love it! I have arthritis in shoulder and hands and found cutting a whole quilt caused so much pain that then I wouldn't be able to sew. i started with the strip bundle (6.5"; 3.5",4.5", 2.5", 2", 1.5", 1") and use it every quilt it seems--you can do a 2nd cut and do squares and rectangles and diamonds on them too. I got the Qube (12' since that's the size I make most often) and the Qube Companion last Christmas and love them too. I had the opportunity to purchase one of the Board member's dies (she was switching systems) and feel that I have all the basics now! it's so much fun to cut a quilt in hardly any time at all.
And it's so accurate! That was another thing I struggled with, especially as my hands would start hurting. I recently used the drunkard's path die and got those perfect curves with no tucks and used 2 pins! so YES--it's been worth it to me!

I have the studio and I love it! Arms and hands have 'issues' with cutting and the accuquilt has minimized that problem. I use a lot of strip dies, square dies and half square triangles. I went on a buying rampage when I first got the studio but have not used some of them yet. So I'm on a die-it - no more dies unless it is really unique or I want to make a quilt that absolutely requires it. You'll hear this from all of us who owns an accuquilt die cutter - buy dies on sale!

Die-it- hahaha!

I have the GO and many dies-bougt before they came out with the Qubes! Then one day at a hobby lobby there was a clearance on Sizzix big shot and all dies....yes, I did it! And have purchased more dies - they have great sales....and now MSQC carries the product...so now what I didn't have in accuquilt dies I have supplemented in Sizzix.....now looking to buy the bigger Sizzix cutter..easier to crank.

I think my Go die cut machine is as important as my sewing machine. I have the Go crank and the Go Big. I have all the geometric dies so haven't bought the Qubes.