I think a lot of ladies are going to get one under the tree this year.

Here's a list that shows which Go dies will work on Baby Go:
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.

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?

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.

Been thinking about getting an Accuquilt but the price always deterred me. The Baby seems to be more reasonably priced, but the dies are still spendy. Thanks for letting us know about this!

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.

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.

"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".

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".

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.