I have a few of these, including the Studio cutter. I love mine but I find people confused about the point of this one versus the electronic cutters. You would not want to use the electronic cutters if you are cutting multiples of the same shape. The benefit to an electronic cutter is the way it is unlimited and you can create your own shapes and sizes without having to purchase a die. The Accuquilt allows you to cut multiples but you do have to maintain the mats to get good cuts but I have moved the free baby Go! I rec'd (and yes, I was a little curious about how the discount did not impact the "free" little cutter) to my upstairs to cut when I am hanging out with my husband because cutting scraps is a hobby in itself. I find satisfaction in using scraps to the last thread but I do keep those apart from the fabric I have cut with the proper positioning of grain lines. Crafter's Companion has those thin dies BTW and you can purchase an entire set of ALL the sizes for a very reasonable price. Your Accuquilt will cut those dies with an adapter and they are a great supplement.
@@marywilliams5262 great knowledge! You’ve clearly got more experience with it than me! I’ll have to have a look at the crafters companion ones - thanks!
@@raggedyanna6-Missy I would if it was all I had but I have both and not having to stick to a mat over and over is nice. Cutting 6 or 10 at one time is very convenient
I just bought the bundle on amazon and the price was reduced by 175.00 . I had had it in my cart for awhile , kept going back to look and finally a substantial discount so i pulled the plug. Iam rubbish at cutting with rulers so i am excited to use this. Especially for the 2 1/ 2 " strips
I bought the big one like yours n got the Baby me free when i bought the big one. I love mine. Its so fast n accurate. I do male a lot of quilts n I feel it was way worth the money. Would like to see your dies
Yes I like them both and I suck at cutting accurately otherwise! I’ll try to do a dies collection video once I’ve got through a few other ones I’ve already got planned!
That companion set with the drunkard's path has been switched up by Accuquilt. It no longer comes with those two shapes and it has replaced it with other shapes. Just FYI
@@ScrapFabricLove I have a set with the drunkard's path and I like it so much better than the new options. I didn't notice it until I started paying closer attention. I am currently looking at all the sizes and trying to figure out how to NOT repeat purchases just because a certain shape appears in sets or in a block-on-board and it is nearly impossible not to end up with duplicates. HST are the same as QST and I am trying to figure out why they are designated differently except I do know the orientation impacts the way you put the fabric down according to bias vs. nonbias and grain lines. I guess what I mean is that I think they are over selling by naming some triangles HST and some QST when they are the same shape and you just put two together or four together.
I bought the same cutter in January. I have made two quilt tops, both half square triangles - one 6" hsts and the other 4" hsts. I loved using this cutter for these hsts - no trimming because the dog ears are already sorted and no drawing diagonal lines. I was happy with my accuracy/points. I am looking forward to using the strip cutter for binding and making jelly roll quilts.
I imagine this "toy" will make sure you continue to quilt and your love of quilting will grow, since the cutting will be so much faster and accurate. As soon as I can afford it I will be using your affiliate link if you are still an affiliate at that time.
I appreciate all of the time you put into this video. I just can't accurately cut with a ruler. It slides all over the place. I like the strip cutter. It would be worth it to me just to be able to make my own bias binding. I also like to save money on buying the pre-cut charm squares. I'm going to see if I could find a used version on eBay. You managed to answer every single question I had.
I’d like to see a demo of the small cutter. That’s more in my price range, if I ever decided to buy one. Maybe I’d buy the biggest one if I won the lottery. 🤣 I’m always telling my husband what I’d buy for my million dollar sewing studio.
I have accuquilt go and few extra dies. my complaint about accuquilt is that they do not sell anywhere but their website and Amazon. Every thing ships from Nebraska which in USa might as well come from China. not sure why they don't open up wearhouse on eastern side of states. also their cutting mats are expensive and do not last long. I saw hack using plastic cutting sheets from dollar tree... I'm going to try it. If anyone else tries it please share.
That’s a shame about shipping. I actually buy mine from the states with a low cost international shipper because the markup in the U.K. is so much. Or I buy secondhand from eBay.
Thank you for your review. I am a long time papercrafter and have owned a Big Shot forever, I love it! I could cut some of the dies on it, but I need some larger dies, lol. Someone may have asked this at some point, but can you tell us when they offer that sale?
@@ScrapFabricLove I got on marketplace after I watched this video and started looking, lol. I found one with 4 strip dies, plus 11 other for $350! So, thank you for your vid! Picking it up next week.
Hmmm - not sure which bit would be hard to learn? It’s pretty straightforward as far as I can see but I guess different folk find different things difficult!
I thought I did cut some hexagons in that video. I also cut circles in my first weight loss quilt video and raindrop shapes in my Rainbow Raindrops Quilt video. Hope that helps! I’m sure it will be in more of my videos in future too as I use it all the time!
Hi Kristen. As a beginner quilter... I've made 3 so far from patterns... i am obsessed with the craft. The only problem I have is being restricted by arthritis in my hands. I came upon your blog by chance and then found this video. I would love to buy a cutter machine with cutters to suit my ambition to become a faaabbulous patchwork quilter😊. I'm just very uncertain where to start. I've read some of the comments and see that one person uses Gemini machines and one lady mentioned using spurios dies. I've been on the accuquilt website and I'm so confused about where to start and whether I need to buy multiple dies eg qubes 5 and 8 and larger mats or is the qube 8 set which comes with the Go cutter sufficient for now. I live in Ireland so anything I buy has to either come from US or UK with inherent delivery and taxes to consider so if I'm placing an order I'd like to get everything i need in one go if possible. I would love some advice.
Hi! It really depends what kind of quilts you make which dies you want. I have a post about the dies in my collection (but I probably have too many) that talks about what I use them for if that is any help? It’s here: scrapfabriclove.com/my-accuquilt-die-collection/
I hate cutting. It is my least favorite part of any of the fabric crafts. I wish they made a machine that could cut out garment fabric pattern pieces. I want a second the part about the English paper piecing hexi die. I feel like it would be worth it for that alone. I don't want to cut out a six-sided object over and over again.
What do you think? Would you use a fabric cutter like this?
I have a few of these, including the Studio cutter. I love mine but I find people confused about the point of this one versus the electronic cutters. You would not want to use the electronic cutters if you are cutting multiples of the same shape. The benefit to an electronic cutter is the way it is unlimited and you can create your own shapes and sizes without having to purchase a die. The Accuquilt allows you to cut multiples but you do have to maintain the mats to get good cuts but I have moved the free baby Go! I rec'd (and yes, I was a little curious about how the discount did not impact the "free" little cutter) to my upstairs to cut when I am hanging out with my husband because cutting scraps is a hobby in itself. I find satisfaction in using scraps to the last thread but I do keep those apart from the fabric I have cut with the proper positioning of grain lines. Crafter's Companion has those thin dies BTW and you can purchase an entire set of ALL the sizes for a very reasonable price. Your Accuquilt will cut those dies with an adapter and they are a great supplement.
@@marywilliams5262 great knowledge! You’ve clearly got more experience with it than me! I’ll have to have a look at the crafters companion ones - thanks!
@@marywilliams5262 why wouldn’t you use the electric cutter to cut multiple shapes?
@@raggedyanna6-Missy I would if it was all I had but I have both and not having to stick to a mat over and over is nice. Cutting 6 or 10 at one time is very convenient
@@marywilliams5262 ohhh you mean like a Cricut? You are not talking about the accuquilt electric one?
Cutting with my accuquilt go is far more accurate than I could ever accomplish on my own. As a result , the pieces are a joy to sew together.
Yes I could never be that accurate myself either!
I just bought the bundle on amazon and the price was reduced by 175.00 . I had had it in my cart for awhile , kept going back to look and finally a substantial discount so i pulled the plug. Iam rubbish at cutting with rulers so i am excited to use this. Especially for the 2 1/ 2 " strips
Oh exciting! Enjoy it when it arrives!
I bought the big one like yours n got the Baby me free when i bought the big one. I love mine. Its so fast n accurate. I do male a lot of quilts n I feel it was way worth the money. Would like to see your dies
Yes I like them both and I suck at cutting accurately otherwise! I’ll try to do a dies collection video once I’ve got through a few other ones I’ve already got planned!
I’m considering buying this cutter. I’m in Australia. Like your videos
That companion set with the drunkard's path has been switched up by Accuquilt. It no longer comes with those two shapes and it has replaced it with other shapes. Just FYI
Thanks! Not sure how old mine is as I bought it secondhand.
@@ScrapFabricLove I have a set with the drunkard's path and I like it so much better than the new options. I didn't notice it until I started paying closer attention. I am currently looking at all the sizes and trying to figure out how to NOT repeat purchases just because a certain shape appears in sets or in a block-on-board and it is nearly impossible not to end up with duplicates. HST are the same as QST and I am trying to figure out why they are designated differently except I do know the orientation impacts the way you put the fabric down according to bias vs. nonbias and grain lines. I guess what I mean is that I think they are over selling by naming some triangles HST and some QST when they are the same shape and you just put two together or four together.
I bought the same cutter in January. I have made two quilt tops, both half square triangles - one 6" hsts and the other 4" hsts. I loved using this cutter for these hsts - no trimming because the dog ears are already sorted and no drawing diagonal lines. I was happy with my accuracy/points. I am looking forward to using the strip cutter for binding and making jelly roll quilts.
Fab! Glad you are enjoying yours!
I imagine this "toy" will make sure you continue to quilt and your love of quilting will grow, since the cutting will be so much faster and accurate. As soon as I can afford it I will be using your affiliate link if you are still an affiliate at that time.
I appreciate all of the time you put into this video. I just can't accurately cut with a ruler. It slides all over the place. I like the strip cutter. It would be worth it to me just to be able to make my own bias binding. I also like to save money on buying the pre-cut charm squares. I'm going to see if I could find a used version on eBay. You managed to answer every single question I had.
I am so pleased I answered all your questions! I hope you managed to find a good bargain!
I’d like to see a demo of the small cutter. That’s more in my price range, if I ever decided to buy one. Maybe I’d buy the biggest one if I won the lottery. 🤣 I’m always telling my husband what I’d buy for my million dollar sewing studio.
Ha ha! Yes! My million dollar dream sewing room has a long arm in it 😂 amongst other things! I’ll do a video on the smaller one in a few weeks then!
You can put fusible on back of fabric and iron them on squares of fabric. I have a cute frog die cut.
Yes I’m using that technique with circles for the weight loss quilt I’m working on just now! Makes using fusibles so much easier doesn’t it!
I would love this.
I have accuquilt go and few extra dies. my complaint about accuquilt is that they do not sell anywhere but their website and Amazon. Every thing ships from Nebraska which in USa might as well come from China.
not sure why they don't open up wearhouse on eastern side of states.
also their cutting mats are expensive and do not last long.
I saw hack using plastic cutting sheets from dollar tree... I'm going to try it.
If anyone else tries it please share.
That’s a shame about shipping. I actually buy mine from the states with a low cost international shipper because the markup in the U.K. is so much. Or I buy secondhand from eBay.
This is the video I was looking for! TFS
So glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
@@ScrapFabricLove I wanted to see the accuquilt in action before I spend money on it lol
Totally get that - I’m constantly watching videos of products before I buy them!
Great demo. I can't afford that but it seems cool. Namaste 🤗🐞🥰
Yes that is the downside!
My daughter just had shoulder surgery….this would be excellent for her.
Thank you for your review. I am a long time papercrafter and have owned a Big Shot forever, I love it! I could cut some of the dies on it, but I need some larger dies, lol. Someone may have asked this at some point, but can you tell us when they offer that sale?
I feel like they almost always have a sale on for something 😂! I don’t know that there is a set time of year but I could be wrong!
@@ScrapFabricLove I got on marketplace after I watched this video and started looking, lol. I found one with 4 strip dies, plus 11 other for $350! So, thank you for your vid! Picking it up next week.
Fab find! Well done!
I have to go me and I got the camper and bought the gnome ones. I haven't made anything yet. Need to though. Thanks
Fab! Definitely worth having a play if you already own one! It’s still fun for me every time I see the shapes come out the other end😂!
I have heard 2 things about using the AccuQuilt , one it is easy to learn, and another one said it’s hard
Hmmm - not sure which bit would be hard to learn? It’s pretty straightforward as far as I can see but I guess different folk find different things difficult!
I draw lines extending out from the die edges so when l am placing odd shape scraps l can see if the edges are covered. I use a pen or sharpie.
Great tip!
This was so useful thank you!
Thanks so much! So glad it helped!
I would like to see a demo actually cutting material
I thought I did cut some hexagons in that video. I also cut circles in my first weight loss quilt video and raindrop shapes in my Rainbow Raindrops Quilt video. Hope that helps! I’m sure it will be in more of my videos in future too as I use it all the time!
Hi Kristen. As a beginner quilter... I've made 3 so far from patterns... i am obsessed with the craft. The only problem I have is being restricted by arthritis in my hands. I came upon your blog by chance and then found this video. I would love to buy a cutter machine with cutters to suit my ambition to become a faaabbulous patchwork quilter😊. I'm just very uncertain where to start. I've read some of the comments and see that one person uses Gemini machines and one lady mentioned using spurios dies. I've been on the accuquilt website and I'm so confused about where to start and whether I need to buy multiple dies eg qubes 5 and 8 and larger mats or is the qube 8 set which comes with the Go cutter sufficient for now. I live in Ireland so anything I buy has to either come from US or UK with inherent delivery and taxes to consider so if I'm placing an order I'd like to get everything i need in one go if possible. I would love some advice.
Hi! It really depends what kind of quilts you make which dies you want. I have a post about the dies in my collection (but I probably have too many) that talks about what I use them for if that is any help? It’s here: scrapfabriclove.com/my-accuquilt-die-collection/
Thank you so much for replying. I'll check that out.
What all do you get on the special today, if you get the
Big,
Sorry I don’t know what the current specials are. There have so many deals that change so often it’s hard to keep track!
With the mini can you cut the binding strips like say 2 inch to 5 inch wide?
No the smaller cutter doesn’t fit the big strip dies unfortunately. They fit through my GO cutter
I hate cutting. It is my least favorite part of any of the fabric crafts. I wish they made a machine that could cut out garment fabric pattern pieces. I want a second the part about the English paper piecing hexi die. I feel like it would be worth it for that alone. I don't want to cut out a six-sided object over and over again.
Yes the cutting is my least favourite part too for sure!