AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter Starter Set including the GO! Fabric Cutter, GO! Value Fabric Cutting Die, GO! 6” x 12” Cutting Mat, 20 Pg Pattern Book, and Die Pick.

I decided to try my hand at quilting late last year and immediately fell in love with it! I love choosing the fabrics, matching them together, trying out new designs and arrangements, and I even love working with my sewing machine.What I did not love was CUTTING the fabrics! I would spend hours leaning over the table, lining up the ruler, trying to make straight cuts with a rotary cutter, trying to fix that wonky cut I just made, replacing the rotary blade because it was skipping tiny sections of the fabric that I'd have to go back over with scissors... I would delay starting a new quilt just because the thought of all the cutting kind of bummed me out. Not to mention the hand, arm and BACK pain that went along with it.While looking on Amazon for some new quilting notions, I ran across the AccuQuilt Fabric Cutter. After reading about it, I was super excited! I won't lie, the price slowed me down a little, but after considering:The time I spent cutting fabrics for each quiltThe amount of wasted fabric I had from the slip of the ruler or cutterThe resulting pain from leaning over the table while cutting the fabricThe increase in productivity I could have by cutting down my cutting time..I decided, let's give it a shot! And good Lord, I am so glad I did. I have cut so much fabric with the AccuQuilt GO! I now spend a few hours on the weekend cutting fabric with this, and I have enough material to keep me quilting all week long. The wasted fabric produced by this cutter is minimal. The accuracy of the cuts has made my quilts come out looking so much better.So with this kit, I received:The AccuQuilt GO Fabric CutterThe "value die"- this cuts a 4.5" square, a 2.5" square, and a 2" half square (triangle)A 6"x12" cutting matA die pick (used for cleaning bits of string and fabric out of the dies)A pattern bookThe cutter is basically ready to go right out of the box. You just place it on a table, pull both sides down to open it up and BAM, you're ready to go. So you get your cutting die, lay some fabric on it, place the cutting mat over that, and run the die through the cutter. The handle used to roll the die through the cutter is very easy to turn. Once the die comes out on the other side, lift up the cutting mat and you'll have perfectly cut pieces of fabric.As far as how many layers of fabric you can cut at once, I've cut:Up to 6 layers of flannel8 layers of cotton fabric2 layers of fleeceThese may not be the amounts recommended by the manufacturer, but I've had no problems with it so far. I will say this though, the more layers you try to cut at once, the harder it is to turn the handle on the fabric cutter. If you get overly ambitious and try to cut too many layers, you can cause the bar on the cutter to bend, then your cutter is pretty much kaput. Be nice to your machine!There are also tons of different dies you can buy to use with this machine as well. I've purchased the 6" square, the 2.5" strip cutter (perfect for binding strips!), a 8" rag square (love love love this one!), and a few others. I intend to collect them all, hehe.Also worth mentioning, the cutting mats do tend to wear out fairly quickly. To get the most mileage out of them, make sure you rotate the mat a different way each time you make a cut. I just turn mine clockwise each time. After a few cuts, I turn the mat over, and use the opposite side for a while.I use my 8" rag square die a lot. That die wears out only the outer edges of the 10"x10" cutting mat. Once it's too worn to be used with the rag square, I use the center of it for cutting smaller squares, like the 6" squares.A quick tip for cleaning the dies:The die pick included with the cutter does a decent job, but man, it's slow. I found a video on YouTube with a lady that recommends using a pair of needlenose pliers to clean the dies. It's works fantastically! Here is a link if you'd like to see how it works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN1gBtea_DcAs a matter of fact, there are tons of videos on YouTube showing how this cutter works along with some great project ideas.In regards to SAFETY... the dies are made up of a piece of wood with blades that form the shape you want to cut out attached to it, and foam covering the blades. The blades are very, very sharp! The newer dies have a two tone color system on the foam that shows the outline of the blades. The older dies do not. It's highly recommended that you get a sharpie and outline the ones that don't have it outlined already. Always be super careful when using and cleaning the dies.Overall, I absolutely love the AccuQuilt GO Fabric Cutter. It has made quilting so much more enjoyable for me.

Dieser cutter ist ein wirklich gutes Gerät, die Handhabung ist einfach und erfordert keine besonderen Kenntnisse. Der Preis auf amazon war günstiger als alle anderen Angebote, die ich gefunden habe. Vor allem für Formen, die Abweichungen im Maß übel nehmen, z.B. Dreiecke ist es hervorragend, zumal die lästigen "dog ears" schon abgetrennt sind, was einem zusätzliche Schneidearbeit abnimmt.Die "dies" (Stanzen) gibt es nur in Inch-Maßen, aber da die meisten und auch besten Anleitungen für patchwork und Quilts eh aus USA oder England kommen passt das für mich auch.Die angegebene recht lange Lieferzeit wurde deutlich unterschritten.

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Great product !

I returned my absolute dire Gemini die cutter and purchased this instead. Yes, it is more expensive, but is seriously simple to use, good quality and really does the job. Should have bought this in the first place not given myself aggro!