Quiltcut

Are you talking about the Alto Quilt Cut? If so, don't waste your money. I have the first version and don't know if the second is much better. I ended up not being able to use their measurements as it was far from accurate so had to use a ruler all the time any way. Also, the cutting bar had wobble to it that couldn't be tightened out.

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Howdy!

Opinions from the past, this group, quiltcut:

""must have"? I don't think so. But I've only been quilting for 30+ years; Your Mileage May Vary --YMMV.

Ragmop/Sandy

I absolutely love my quilt cut. I received it as a christmas gift about 2 years ago.

Juli

If you are referring to the Alto's Quiltcut2, it is wonderful. I have never had any problems with it, and everything is very stable. I know several people in my guild also have it, in fact, three members puchased it last week at our quilt show.

Sherry Starr

Am not sure what 30+ years experience has to do with my question or was it a simple 'put down'? I guess as you haven't used the 'device' your comments are irrelevant.

I appears from those that have experience of the Alto Quiltcut, most love it but it is rather 'pricey'! One comment on the downside seemed to relate to a loose ruler which seems to be a defect rather than relating to the efficiency of the device. I don't understand why the machine wasn't returned.

Anyway thanks to all for your responses. When the piggy bank has some excess funds I think Quiltcut might be a possibility, among all the others, of course :-)!

Howdy!

Darlin', you asked for comments, and you also asked if this item is a " 'must have' device." I replied w/ the link to check what others here have said about the Quiltcut, for and against, and indicated that in my 30+ yrs. experience of quilting it has not been a " 'must have' device." Bless your heart, getting what you asked for doesn't seem to have satisfied your quest for info. Other reviews:

heehee, i read back thru u'r reply Sandy and i can see how if one doesnt know you here well then tis possible to misread u'r reply. i guess i've been reading you enough yrs here to know how you meant it. i've see the altocut but for me too tis too expensive. heck i use empty cereal boxes as templates for applique and to wrap my embroidery floss around as well. tis my scottish blood i think and the fact stuff here in nz cost twice and then some more than in usa. i cant see the point in spending money on stuff i can work without and save the money for fabrics that i cant work without. hugz, jeanne

Two points:

1. Reading and understanding is something you need to attend to. Perhaps you should stop quilting for a time to hone up on that skill

1. Courtesy does not appear to be a part of your character. It must be embarrassing for you when others feel the need to excuse your lack of manners.

If your bothered to read my enquiry I did ask for comments from those who have used Alto Quitcult. Comments from those who have not are worthless, as yours was. Please save bandwidth and only respond when you know what you are talking about.

This NG is clearly not for me.

I saw nothing wrong with Sandy's reply. It is unfortunate that EWT (sorry, but there was no name or sig block) was so quick to take offence, but can't it all just be "water under the bridge". Please don't let's keep on about this and end up decending into one of those nasty exchanges that seem to abound elsewhere on rct ng's.

On another note - I am just back from a 220km trip to have my regular mammogram. I hope everyone else here is planning on keeping their checks up to date.

I also saw an eye specialist (don't ask!! ggrrrrrrrr!!)

I don't usually get caught up in this type of exchange (luckily we seldom have this problem), but this was so unfair I just have to throw in my $0.02. I don't feel I know Sandy well, but I had no problem understanding what she said or how she said it. I assume all posts and their posters are friendly. If you can't understand that, then you are right, and this is not the newsgroup for you. This is an electronic quilting bee, not the editorial office of Consumer Reports. Geesh, relax! It's only quilting! While I may discount the opinions of others on this group, I am never rude enough to tell them so, especially when someone is only trying to help. I could say that courtesy does not appear to be a part of *your* character, but *I* would never be so rude as to say so here.

In keeping with the original subject, a lot of us have heard of this device, did our own research, and decided not to buy it. I would think you might be interested in the opinions of those folks, as I would be. If not, then please keep it to yourself. I'm sure your Delete button is only millimeters away, and you are free to use it at any time.

My dear, you're not going to do well on any newsgroup if you can't deal with the idea that people are going to reply whether you think they should or not. If you send out a query you have NO control over who answers or what they say and you need to learn to live with that. Your response was far more rude than Ragmop's. Not a good way to introduce yourself to an established community.

In message , Edward W. Thompson writes

You got that right, at least.

Whoa! Lighten up. The great thing about this Quilting Bee is that we are free to express our opinions. The bad thing is that when reading e-mail responses is that "tone" cannot be heard in them. I have commented on products I don't own, after doing research on them too. We are a very varied group and everyone is different and we all have our own opinions.

Linda in Tx

I got a rather snarky email from this fellow. Very thin-skinned.

Hummmmmm, I'm not sure how point #1 shows courtesy or manners. Regarding point #2, are you now embarrassed?

Glad to see you are an authority on reading comprehension. Perhaps you could conduct an in-service. I know reading comprehension is quite a concern in this country with the No child Left Behind Law -- you could save the country. (In the event of low-level skills in reading comprehension, please be assured that this paragraph is just chock full of sarcasm.)

I find the the members of this newsgroup to be friendly and full of great tips. I appreciate when someone NOT in my "intended audience" will toss in a comment -- those comments can provide a perspective that the "intended audience" didn't think of.

As someone else said, I don't usually jump into the fray. But I consider the RCTQ-ers to be my friends now. And I will come to the defense of a friend who has been treated in an unfair, discourteous, and unmannerly fashion.

Oh, just a piece of unsolicited advice for you, too - upgrade your connection. Then you won't have to worry about bandwidth for several paragraphs. And please, remember to follow your own adage -- respond only when you know what you are talking about.

(Of course we all know this %^&*$# isn't coming back to read this stuff! I could be wrong -- maybe he's lurking, red-faced and embarrassed.)

Kay Ahr

Edward W. Thomps>

Holy Moley people! Both sides of the fence are a bit guilty here. As they would have said on Ally McBeal, "snappish" :-) Time to simmer down by doing some quilting.

marcella

I think I will sooth my nerves and PP a mini version of Joen Wolframs echo stars - a 1 inch finished block size will do nicely. I'm using a pale yellow as the background, various oranges for the points in the corners, reds for the side blocks and yellows for the 9 piece square in a square for the centre , stitch length is not quite 0

ah yes *very* relaxing :-)

Yup -- I sent myself to the showers. (Literally.)

Now headed for the quilt table to put borders on my 4th of July Mystery Quilt. I've been playing with the optional HST squares to figure out how I could use them on the back.

You are definitely right, Marcella -- time for some of that quilting therapy! (And thanks for the giggle by saying "Holy Moley" -- that was my favorite expletive back in the 60's!)

Kay Ahr

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