Anyone have a Cricut? Does it cut fabric???

Michelle, which Cricut do you have? There is one that costs around $150ish and another that costs $300ish. What kind of "extras" do you have with your Circut to let it be used with fabric and basic shapes? And, what besides grape shaped fabric do you use it for? I had no idea such a creature exists and I find it fascinating. I don't see myself buying one, but who knows..... 10 years from now we may all have laser rotary cutters!

Sunny

Well... first off.... the Cricut is NOT a laser cutter... there is a blade in there... and it needs to be changed after a bit of use...

2nd.. i have the larger (more expensive) one.. it was only $299 at ACMoore recently .. and i think this wekened it's on sale for $329 , with a $25 off coupon.. so it's down to 304...

ummm not using anything special... I just ironed on the heat n bond... and cut it to 12x12 sheet... and then stuck it in... the reason i had gotten the bigger machine was so that i could work with larger paper.. instead of those little ones that uses some special size paper you have to buy from them... for the grapes I used one of the cartridges that came with the machine... it was just a circle.. i made a few sizes...

but there are some cool ones i've started to try out.. like the disney ones.. you can cut out all the pieces and then put them on shirts or whatever for the kids... and there are TONS of different fonts to use that you can cut out words and applique them onto a quilt or whatever....

Any other questions let me know :) Michelle

Thanks for the information. I will add this to my list of things to try.

As for making the grapes---have you tried the Perfect Circle templates? They are very thin heat resistant washers in many different sizes. No, you can't find the same thing at the hardware store. We have all looked and looked. The Perfect Circles are specially cut. Sorry I don't have a web site right now but if you try Google I am sure you will find a source. One fun part is that you can make slightly different size grapes which makes them look very real.

To use the Perfect Circles you run a gathering stitch around your circle, lay the proper size washer in the center, pull-up the gathering thread and tie a knot. Once your have several made you apply starch to the edges and iron them dry. The starch helps the circle keep its shape when you snip the gathering thread and remove the washer. The gathered fabric slightly pads the grape adding to the real appearance. With very smooth round edges it is easy to applique the grape in place.

Susan

Thanks so much for the idea... but with what little time i have to complete the project, i don't think this will work for me this time.. maybe next.. :)