MaggieBB

I am getting ready to purchase a Scan N Cut and am wondering if any of you have purchased this machine and if you have do you like it ? thanks Maggie

gale

I bought it and sent it back. I wanted it for fussy cutting of stamped images and the one I got was off by enough to bother me. It was way too expensive to let it go. But I know a lot of people love theirs. A few things to keep in mind- the mats are expensive. There is a special mat for fabric but I think some use a regular mat for it. Ditto for blades. At the time I checked, mats and blades were only being sold by Brother. Not sure if that's still the case. Also, you can only cut one layer at a time. On the plus side, there are many yahoo and facebook groups dedicated to it and I have heard that Brother provides good customer service.

Peckish

There is a woman in one of my quilting groups who makes absolutely beautiful, award-winning applique quilts. She got the Scan-n-Cut and loves, loves, loves it. She can design her own appliques and cut them at any size she wants.

Hope this helps.

Dolphyngyrl

The fussy cutting my dealer did was spot on.You can get accesories on joanns, amazon, dealer, etc. you can use the standard mat for fabric. I have only played with mine but love it

Pagzz

I like mine. search you tube videos as there are quite a few now. Learn the machine and do a test cut which is just a tiny square. If the cut is not clean turn the blade a bit ( there is a dial with numbers) and test again.

Pagzz

Here are a couple videos. the first one she is using paper and you probably wouldn't cut that narrow a strip with fabric but it shows how you can position your applique shapes. the second is cutting fabric
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucKckREwULI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNZkfrRQm88