Friday, January 23, 2009

Accuquilt GO!


Love to quilt - hate to cut quilt pieces? My problem wasn't that I didn't like to cut, or even that I have problems sometimes being really, really accurate with my cutting...... my biggest problem is that cutting quilts really makes my shoulders and arms hurt, so this is my new toy!
I did purchase a number of the available dies for this machine and I have been having a ball, cutting the fabric in my scrap bins into usable tumblers, nickel squares, 2 1/2 inch strips, etc. The accuracy of these die cut pieces is amazing and I'm hoping will make things easier for me when putting together a quilt top. Just this morning I started cutting out the pieces for my next quilt. Actually, it's not for me, it's for my niece as a wedding gift. The quilt will be very pretty, but it has about a bazillion half-square triangles. I am going to put this Accuquilt GO! to the test with this project! I'll be sure and post pictures when I get it done! Here is the link to the Accuquilt website

2 comments:

  1. Hi Beth, I have heard a couple of ladies say their pieces came out of the Go! off by a teensy bit. Have you found this at all with your cutting using the Go?

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  2. one thing you have to do is iron your fabric before you cut...this will make sure all the pieces come out right. Ive also heard some people starch their fabric, but I have not found this to be the case. I love my Go and all the dies. I just bought 6 more.

    Denise
    Denise Quilts

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