Accu quilter and dies
02-17-2011, 05:55 PM
#11
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Greeneville, TN
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Ok, I mis spoke, their is the Sizzix Big Shot Pro (a light blue machine - shorter bed) and the Sizzix Big Shot Pro Westminster ( a purple machine - longer bed - designed specifically for the needs of quilter's). They both do the same functions just the bed on one is longer than the other. Sorry to mislead or confuse. I have been battling computer issues all day and the brain is frazzled! There is also the Sizzix Big Shot - a much smaller, lighter machine that doesn't take all the die sizes. The Sizzix Big Shot Pro will work with all manufacturers dies with the assistance of a spacer - some people just use a couple of pieces of cardstock to make up the difference or a piece of chipboard. Ann in Tn
02-19-2011, 06:15 AM
#13
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: SE Pennsylvania
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I just bought the Accuquilt studio. It won't accept the Accuquilt Go! dies but it will work with any *commercial* style die from other manufacturers like Ellison. The key is the *commercial* designation. These dies are much thicker and heavier and designed for heavy use.
I thought long and hard before purchasing the studio, but in the end it was the only one that had the exact sized geometric die that I needed and I can see myself using it a lot in the future. If I were going for applique, I'd probably go for one of the consumer models that have a wider range of decorative choices in their dies. And although I'm a Luddite myself and prefer mechanical to computerized, can see the advantages of cutter that can translate a personal design into an applique, even if slow.
I thought long and hard before purchasing the studio, but in the end it was the only one that had the exact sized geometric die that I needed and I can see myself using it a lot in the future. If I were going for applique, I'd probably go for one of the consumer models that have a wider range of decorative choices in their dies. And although I'm a Luddite myself and prefer mechanical to computerized, can see the advantages of cutter that can translate a personal design into an applique, even if slow.
02-19-2011, 06:17 AM
#14
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Enid, OK
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Originally Posted by ncredbird
Check out the Sizzix Big Shot or Big Shot Pro - If I had the money I would get the Pro - Same machine just that the Pro has the longer extended bed. Will use dies from any of the manufacturers but the dies they sell for their own machines are generally less expensive than the Accuquilt dies. Their is quite a bit of info on this board if you do a search. I was all ready to purchase when something more important came up. Will have to get one later. Ann in TN
You can see them at http://www.sizzix.com
under their new quilting section!
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