Oh, groan! Another temptation! The Accuquilt Go! Qube.......
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For someone just starting out with the Go!, the Qube might be nice to have because it allows you to make different patterns that all finish to the same size block. It might be worthwhile to purchase one of the Qube sets in the block size you like best.
For those of us who have had the Go! for some time and purchased dies, we may already have a die that is duplicated in the Qube set (and our existing die may cut multiples of the shape). Also, I am not sold on using the Go! for squares and rectangles; they are so easy to cut with my rotary cutter. What I really like the Go! for cutting is odd shapes that are harder to cut accurately with a rotary cutter (triangles with all the dog ears cut off, hexagons, circles, tumblers, etc.) and applique shapes (since I do only turned-edge applique, I use the dies to quickly cut freezer paper templates). Many people also really like the strip dies, although I find it easier to just rotary cut strips.
If you go to the Accuquilt website and wander among the geometric dies, you will see exactly how many multiples are on each die.
Edit: Having one of the Qubes would be nice for cutting scrap fabrics into useable sizes for scrap quilts. You would know that all of the cut pieces will fit together in various designs.
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I agree with Prism99 - since I have a lot of dies, getting the set is not something I am truly interested in at this point but the it would be a good idea for the folks that like to cut scraps in advance it would be nice to have.
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If the dies do cut the 2 HSTs, & 4 QSTs then it will be better than the Studio version which as I mentioned cut a SINGLE shape of each. One square, one HST etc. I hope they do post the outlines of the actual dies included so you can see exactly what's there!
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I did go back to site and found a place where it does list each die in each set......not a drawing of each cutout, but name, size of die......and I have most of those already....if I wanted to fill in the blanks I might....I would like a pic of what blocks these little qubes create ....that would be a nice concise idea collection...anyone know if such a thing is on the site?
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I ordered the 12 inch block Qube. I probably have some of the shapes on other dies but I like the fact these are smaller and altogether and uses a small mat. The set will be easy to store too. I don't mind paying for convenience. I use the Go the most cutting squares and rectangles. I don't see why I would cut by rotary when the Go will do it for me.
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thank you all that have Accuquilts and could answer my questions. I do want one--I've realized that despite attempting to be very careful, sometimes my rotary cutting lacks precision and I typically like to cut an entire quilt out (at least when I'm using a pattern!) and get careless I guess. I have a Shillouette Cameo that does a great job cutting fused applique or the freezer paper for hand turned applique, so would likely use the Accuquilt for more geometric shapes. It sounds like for starting out a 12" Cube would be a good starting point?
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https://www.accuquilt.com/shop/go-qu...nch-block.html
Edit: I think the Studio dies that cut only 1 of each shape must be the ones that come bundled as a starter set? Because many of the other Studio dies cut multiples of a shape. You can see some of the options here:
http://www.accuquilt.com/shop/cuttin...?technique=370
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... I think the Studio dies that cut only 1 of each shape must be the ones that come bundled as a starter set? Because many of the other Studio dies cut multiples of a shape. You can see some of the options here:
http://www.accuquilt.com/shop/cuttin...?technique=370
http://www.accuquilt.com/shop/cuttin...?technique=370
http://www.accuquilt.com/shop/studio...ie-bundle.html
Same general shapes, but they only cut one of each. If you buy the shapes individually, you can select a die that cuts multiple. Sounds like the Qubes have a better layout, with additional cuts on most die blocks. Plus it is cute!
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