I bought a machine from a friend recently whose wife passed away before we knew him. He gave me lots of extras to go with it, including a pair of electric scissors. I had to play with them and was surprised they cut so well. But it would be hard to control them and get the exact cuts we need for quilting and sewing. While sorting through my stash and cutting pieces of fabric to donate, I used them and they did a good job of just slicing through the fabric pieces. I don't think I'll be using them very often though.