I don't have much wasted fabric at all, not enough for me to save to use. I cut the fabric to fit the die, not the mat. I don't understand why it was taking a large amount of time to cut the fabric, it takes a few minutes to cut hundreds of strips or squares using the quilt shop model. The quilt shop in my area is cutting end of bolts into charm squares and jelly rolls and they are a top selling item. The shop owner told me she does not have remnants to sell any more, it is all cut into charms and selling at retail prices. She told me about cutting the fabric to fit the die not the mat so no waste. Also old cutting mats can be used for the die mat, just cut to fit. The shop does not cut kits for sale but a customer who buys fabric at the shop can use the machine to cut the fabric. I have the Go!. The portable one. It is fantastic for me as I was having shoulder and hand problems after using a rotary cutter. Having perfectly cut fabric pieces of my choice in seconds is a joy.

My friend has a shop and bought the ACCUCUT machine and a lot of the templates for making kits. Since her shop is small she thought it would speed up the cutting... but not too many customers seem to want the kits that were made ... they prefer picking their own fabrics. She also did not realize the time it took to make the kits and cuts with the machine. If she does it herself she has to stay over ( less time with the family.) She can't afford to pay someone else to use the machine for her. She has been letting customers use it to cut there own fabric using the templates but she can not afford to buy more patterns at this time so the customer has to just use the patterns she has.

I personally am appalled at all the wasted material you get when you cut out the fabric... bonus for me, since I have been getting the leftovers real cheap to make scrap MILE A MINUTE QUILTS for charity with them.

I am going to take a look at your web site posting to see if it sparks some ideas for more use....

There is a yahoo forum for Accucut users.

/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/accucutquilters/