Have you heard...New ACCUQUILT GO
10-09-2010, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by justme2
Can I ask what one you'd buy if you had to choose? I make a lot of runners,throws etc.Very few bed size quilts.I like the 2 1/2" strips....but too cheap to buy the Jelly Rolls :)Also use 3 & 4" half sq triangles.Thanks for sharing.I like hearing from owners of whatever I'm considering.Cutting is starting to give my back fits.
http://www.accuquilt.com/assets/down...QJ47-ebook.pdf
The only strip cutter die that is compatible is the 2-1/2". Looks like 3&4" HSQ dies also work with it.
10-09-2010, 11:35 AM
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I'm sure there are ppl who cut perfect strips every time,but I'm not one of them :roll: AS near as I can tell the Accuquilt cutter cuts perfect triangles,strips & squares. I don't applique, but it also cuts diff shapes for applique.Do think you need to think about what dies you'd use,but just cutting strips & sqs would be a help.Like anything else, it's not for everyone.Maybe look at one in your LQS.
Originally Posted by katied772
I have never used one of these machines and know little about them. How long of strips do they cut and how does it compare to cutting them with a rotary cutter?
10-09-2010, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by katied772
I have never used one of these machines and know little about them. How long of strips do they cut and how does it compare to cutting them with a rotary cutter?
For strips, I cut just one doubled layer at a time; don't know if others try to layer more than that.
The triangle dies are really nice because they nip off the corners to make perfect alignment easier. I can cut 4 layers of fabric at a time. With a triangle die that cuts 4 triangles at a time, one pass through the machine yields 16 perfectly cut triangles with corners nipped off.
Youtube has a lot of video demonstrations. Just be aware that they usually have a lot of fabric waste in the video demo's because they want to demo it fast and don't want to fiddle with alignment. There's very little waste the way I use it.
10-09-2010, 04:06 PM
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Strips cut at 1" or 2 1/2" I understand, but not sure about triangles. The adv says finished....does that mean as they're cut,or sewn...if that makes sense.I'd like 4 1/2" half square triangles when squared up.
I have the regular Go! The strips are cut as long as the width of the fabric; how many strips are cut per die depends on the strip width. The 2-1/2" wide strip cutter cuts 3 strips at a time; the 1-1/2" wide cutter cuts 5 strips at a time.
For strips, I cut just one doubled layer at a time; don't know if others try to layer more than that.
The triangle dies are really nice because they nip off the corners to make perfect alignment easier. I can cut 4 layers of fabric at a time. With a triangle die that cuts 4 triangles at a time, one pass through the machine yields 16 perfectly cut triangles with corners nipped off.
Youtube has a lot of video demonstrations. Just be aware that they usually have a lot of fabric waste in the video demo's because they want to demo it fast and don't want to fiddle with alignment. There's very little waste the way I use it.
Originally Posted by Prism99
Originally Posted by katied772
I have never used one of these machines and know little about them. How long of strips do they cut and how does it compare to cutting them with a rotary cutter?
For strips, I cut just one doubled layer at a time; don't know if others try to layer more than that.
The triangle dies are really nice because they nip off the corners to make perfect alignment easier. I can cut 4 layers of fabric at a time. With a triangle die that cuts 4 triangles at a time, one pass through the machine yields 16 perfectly cut triangles with corners nipped off.
Youtube has a lot of video demonstrations. Just be aware that they usually have a lot of fabric waste in the video demo's because they want to demo it fast and don't want to fiddle with alignment. There's very little waste the way I use it.
10-09-2010, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by justme2
Strips cut at 1" or 2 1/2" I understand, but not sure about triangles. The adv says finished....does that mean as they're cut,or sewn...if that makes sense.I'd like 4 1/2" half square triangles when squared up.
10-10-2010, 12:58 AM
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Thank you.I hesitated to ask, but couldn't find that info on line.When it comes to spending I like to know what I'm buying. :D
"Finished" means after they are sewn together. If you sew two of the triangles together, they will measure 4-1/2" square. After they are sewn into a quilt, they will be 4" "finished".
"Finished" means after they are sewn together. If you sew two of the triangles together, they will measure 4-1/2" square. After they are sewn into a quilt, they will be 4" "finished".
10-10-2010, 04:19 AM
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I got an e-mail ad for the Go Baby! Just seems like a spendy thing to me, but I don't do much applique. I think that would be where it would be good. As far as I am concerned I would rather spend my money on fabric. It would be another thing to store and I have run short on storage space and counter space. Maybe if I didn't have 4 sewing machines, 2 sergers, a blind hemmer, & computer I would have more space. For me it doesn't make sense, but I guess for others it would.
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