Accuquilt Go Help
03-11-2013, 11:22 AM
#11
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I love my GO...I think I might waste more fabric but then I remember what a mess I made trying to make straight cuts for strips...If I used it for nothing else, the strips are worth it. I love the squares and triangles...in my opinion, it is all GOOD!
03-11-2013, 01:25 PM
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I have a Go Baby and love it as well. But I have a question: how do you cut strips that are longer than the die? It seems that I would only be able to cut the strips the length of the die and then sew them together. Is this right or am I missing something?
03-11-2013, 01:56 PM
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I agree with this post and the wedding ring, circles. Hexagons.....
Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
for me, a die cutter works better than the shape cut ruler. seems the ruler always slips. the other thing I think die cutters are great for are curved piecing (apple core, drunkard's path, rob peter etc.) and odd angles like a tumbler. It's kind of the proper tool for the proper job. I cut strips with the die cutter, then sub cut into squares using the ruler. If you can use a ruler and rotary cutter then that's what you should use!
03-11-2013, 02:19 PM
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For the GO, you can fold strips and they will cut WOF. I starch and press my fabric well, then put it on the GO. I get nice WOF strips for whatever width I am cutting.
I love my GO and use the JT ruler also when needed.
I am sure many of you know by now, I happened to get an almost new GO at a yard sale and get the very best prices I can find on dies.
I love my GO and use the JT ruler also when needed.
I am sure many of you know by now, I happened to get an almost new GO at a yard sale and get the very best prices I can find on dies.
03-11-2013, 02:48 PM
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I will only buy very specific dies for the accuquilt. I plan to buy the drunkards path, rag, and the log cabin. Much easier than any other way of cutting them. I currently have a 5" square die and love it.
03-11-2013, 05:51 PM
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I also bought the GO for use with specific dies ... so far, I've bought the larger rag quilt die, the 1-1/2" and 2-1/2" strip dies, but I have only used the strip die so far. Without the Go cutter and rag quilt die, I would not have made a rag quilt. A log cabin quilt (queen sized, I think) is on my short "to do" list and I really do not want to rotary cut those strips.
03-11-2013, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by garysgal
I have a Go Baby and love it as well. But I have a question: how do you cut strips that are longer than the die? It seems that I would only be able to cut the strips the length of the die and then sew them together. Is this right or am I missing something?
03-11-2013, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by weezie
In the videos that I have seen, the fabric is folded several times before it's run through the cutter so that the strips will be fairly long.
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