Accuquilt dies
11-22-2020, 07:44 AM
#32
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: las vegas nv.
Posts: 2,452
Go! Grid
I just watched a Go seminar to learn about the grid system that can be used with Go Cubes. This was a great tutorial as I now see how almost any size block can be made by adding on pieces from the cube you have and planning in grid columns of 4,5,6,7,8,9 and more. Before this I was thinking that I need to purchase all of the cubes, but that is too pricey for me.
11-22-2020, 08:21 AM
#33
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Cedar Falls, IA
Posts: 922
Dee, look on the Accuquilt website under “Events”. They are virtual at this time, though sponsored by different quilt stores all across the country. You can sign up and attend any of them. The one named something g like “Grid System” is very useful for figuring out how to deconstruct a quilt pattern to fit the dies, but really they are all good. I have watched a few of the twice! They are not recorded though, so you have to be available during the day.
11-22-2020, 11:39 AM
#34
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: las vegas nv.
Posts: 2,452
Dee, look on the Accuquilt website under “Events”. They are virtual at this time, though sponsored by different quilt stores all across the country. You can sign up and attend any of them. The one named something g like “Grid System” is very useful for figuring out how to deconstruct a quilt pattern to fit the dies, but really they are all good. I have watched a few of them twice! They are not recorded though, so you have to be available during the day.
11-24-2020, 08:56 AM
#35
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Waterford Michigan
Posts: 7,241
The accuquilt site has so much to offer it is amazing. When you go there it is worth the time to check out everything there choose a pull down menu and check out what is being offered. Don't just stop at sales or dies. I spend a great deal of time designing quilt block and tops putting in fabrics and colors. It is amazing what there is to offer.
11-28-2020, 06:28 PM
#36
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 122
I took a quilting class and when everyone was breezing through their cuts, I wanted to cry I was so darn bad at it. The Accuquilt system seemed perfect. I worry less about waste and will gladly waste a bit for accuracy.
I started with a Go ME for $50 on clearance. That got me hooked! Bought a used Go online and never looked back. Went to a thrift shop and hit the absolute jackpot - they had all the strip cutters except the 4" one for $20 each, plus the mats in really good condition. The owl die came with the Go ME. Since then, got the owl accessories, the nautical one, the crazy petals, log cabin, bear's paw, hunter's star, four of the Ricky Tims dies...I just love the intricate dies since they would be so hard to cut by hand.
The Accuquilt sales are excellent and I can find good deals used as well. The Tims dies and the 6" cube I bought were used and I paid a fraction of the price I would pay new. I REALLY want the cherry blossom die so keep an eye out for me y'all.
I started with a Go ME for $50 on clearance. That got me hooked! Bought a used Go online and never looked back. Went to a thrift shop and hit the absolute jackpot - they had all the strip cutters except the 4" one for $20 each, plus the mats in really good condition. The owl die came with the Go ME. Since then, got the owl accessories, the nautical one, the crazy petals, log cabin, bear's paw, hunter's star, four of the Ricky Tims dies...I just love the intricate dies since they would be so hard to cut by hand.
The Accuquilt sales are excellent and I can find good deals used as well. The Tims dies and the 6" cube I bought were used and I paid a fraction of the price I would pay new. I REALLY want the cherry blossom die so keep an eye out for me y'all.
11-29-2020, 07:42 AM
#38
Power Poster
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,383
If there is a die to cut the shape for a quilt pattern I want to make I buy it. To me it is part of the quilt cost like thread and batting. My Go is almost about to fall apart. I bought it in 2006. It has been used by grands to cut about anything that will cut and my husband has put new bearing in it twice.
12-17-2020, 10:20 AM
#39
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Join Date: Nov 2020
Posts: 53
My quilts aren't super fancy either as I am a newish quilter, but I just treated myself to the Go! cutting system. It came with a free Go!Me! (the mini one) and a fairly good selection of dies. I do not particularly enjoy cutting (it's actually my least favorite part of quilting) and I'm not very good at it. I am doing the Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt for the first time and it involves cutting lots of smallish pieces. I happened to get the die for the last clue in the package I purchased and I was amazed at how fast and how accurate the cutting was. And it made the process enjoyable. My sewing is pretty accurate, so combined with the accurate cutting, my finished units didn't even need trimming! It was wonderful. I then used it to cut my binding strips for a different quilt and that made the binding process (my second least favorite part of quilting) just a little better too!
