3" finished triangle
05-02-2009, 06:02 AM
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Tim--I equate dollars spent on gadgets to the amount of fabric I can buy and fabric wins every time. I have the 60mm cutter, mat and some rulers and I have done all my quilting with that for 17 years. I'm not about to change now. I went from the 45mm cutter to the 60mm cutter because I found it gave me better leverage. The 45 is my paper, junk cutter and the other is for fabric only. This way I don't have to change blades for the different functions.
05-02-2009, 09:42 AM
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Ya, I like just going back and slowly making my quilts. It's not better nor worse, but it's how I like to do it. I also use the 60mm because I got big hands and it feels better than the 'small' 45mm.
It's just 280 bucks to cut triangles and squares...
Throws me for a loop.
BTW Nice quilt Pam.
tim
It's just 280 bucks to cut triangles and squares...
Throws me for a loop.
BTW Nice quilt Pam.
tim
05-02-2009, 10:05 AM
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To each his/her own. :wink: My least favorite part is cutting so anything I can do to get past that to actually putting it together is fine with me.
I use a 60mm too. Mainly because I got the tool and 10 blades on eBay for $28. I have a 45mm too but I like the big one.
I use a 60mm too. Mainly because I got the tool and 10 blades on eBay for $28. I have a 45mm too but I like the big one.
05-02-2009, 10:41 PM
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280 bucks??? i saw 29 bucks on their page, where am i lost??? lol
Funny, when i look at a pattern, i look for the best and easiest way to do it. I don't see any triangles, except for your huge set=in triangles, what i see is the opportunity for strip piecing, and then you just cut your strips on an angle.
Funny, when i look at a pattern, i look for the best and easiest way to do it. I don't see any triangles, except for your huge set=in triangles, what i see is the opportunity for strip piecing, and then you just cut your strips on an angle.
05-02-2009, 11:38 PM
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$29 would be an individual die. The Go! Cutter cost $280.
The picture of the quilt pattern is misleading. There aren't any diamonds in the pattern, it's all HSTs and there are no set-in, or Y seams, at all. Of course, the actual pattern is neater than this, I just drew the lines to show the squares.
I really don't like doing diamonds. It just never seems to work out right for me.
The picture of the quilt pattern is misleading. There aren't any diamonds in the pattern, it's all HSTs and there are no set-in, or Y seams, at all. Of course, the actual pattern is neater than this, I just drew the lines to show the squares.
I really don't like doing diamonds. It just never seems to work out right for me.
05-02-2009, 11:41 PM
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Oh i see what you mean in the close up, wow, that will be a lot of cutting. Well what is the go cutter? Is it just a template or something more than that? This will be awesome when you have it all done
05-02-2009, 11:45 PM
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It's a device that cuts fabric into whatever die shape you have in it. Supposedly it can cut up to 10 layers of fabric at once.
http://accuquilt.com/
http://accuquilt.com/
05-03-2009, 01:43 AM
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I got it for $280 at Shoppers Rule. Learned it from someone else on the board that $280 was the low price that they will accept. I've never shopped there so I looked around and finally did offer the $280 and it was accepted. I checked out with Paypal and I didn't have to enter any info or create a login there.
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