I won from my local Quilt Shoppe, the use of either the Die Cutter or the AccuQuilt Go for one hour . I want to make use of this certificate, but I don't know what to cut, as I don't have any specific quilt in mind. I need your help. Should I use my stash or buy specific colors? Should I cut like Drestan Plate peices, hearts, teddy bears, something I can use for future projects. What would you do? Also I am new to this quilt board, and unfamilar with a lot of your abbrevations, do you have a list? I love this Quilting board. Thanks for your help.

wow...congrats...

Hi and welcome to the board from Iowa. Congratulations on your win.

Here is a list thanks to Craftybear!

http://www.quiltingboard.com/user_page.jsp?upnum=1743

Congrats.

I would be hunting through my books and patterns to see what I want to make next then shop my stash to find material and cut the pieces that would fit those patterns. Failing that or if I had more time on the machine, I would cut lots of 2 1/2" width of fabrics (WOF), 5" squares and 10" squares (if they go that big). It seems that most of the patterns use the 2 1/2" WOFs or 2 1/2" squares which are easy to make if the WOF is already cut. If you like to applique, look for patterns like the teddy bear, leaves, flowers, etc. and cut enough of those to make a quilt or two or three! I wouldn't buy new material if I could help it.

Congrats on your win and I'll be looking for pictures of what you create with your goodies!

Find a pattern that "speaks to you", pick out the fabrics that work with your pattern and go from there with your cutting. I would definately have a plan in mind before you go. Congrats on the win by the way !!

Congratulations! If it were me, I would cut pieces for a double wedding ring, because that is on my to-do list. Do you have a pattern you have shelved because it involves a lot of cutting? Do that!

How Fantastic,
my thoughts, an hour goes by so quickly! make sure you know what your going to cut and have fabric pre cut into those widths and legnths and hour will go by so quickly. it would have been nicer of them to give you a couple of hours after all there machines aren't used all the minutes of a day.
if you were closer I would say come to my house and cut away on my equipment!i have the go machine and an altos.
Enjoy it and be well prepared.

Congrats -

Welcome and congrats! If I had an hour, I would take scraps and do tumblers, diamonds, or equilateral triangles and make a scrappy quilt of one of those shapes.

Hi from Texas, and I think the other suggestions are all great ones! If you search and find some patterns you like, I would go that way...if not, then I would definitely cut out some general shapes, ones that you know you will use at some point...Have fun with it!
Kif

Welcome to the board! I couldn't agree more with Farmquilter! I own a studio cutter and my most used die is the 2.5" strip cutter. It's good for sashings, inner borders and the best for bindings. I think for the Go you can cut 6 layers (studio 10 layers) at a time . You can go to the Accuquilt website and take a look around. Enjoy and as others mentioned 1 hour goes by quick if you don't plan ahead. Enjoy, I have to say using my studio is one of my favorite things when I start a quilt!

Welcome to the board from Southern California!

It depends on how well and how quickly you currently can cut fabric by hand. If you are pretty accurate, I would bypass the strip cutters and go for a quilt that is difficult to cut by had, such as winding ways or drunkard's path. If you do a lot of appliqué, then cutting shapes, such as flowers etc. may be a good choice.
you need to see what dies they have available before your session. They may have a list. When you have made your decision, precut your fabric into appropriate size pieces at home. Folks on this board can help with the sizes. If you are going to cut appliques consider ironing on fusible before you cut. One hour isn't a long time, so preparation will maximize your time!

great prize! and welcome from MN. i would cut shapes that i'm not able to cut with the rulers that i have, like the baby shapes

Cut something that would be difficult to cut acurately or that you wouldn't enjoy cutting.

Congrats and welcome from Kansas! I would cut shapes prefused with double faced fusible for machine applique. These in my opinion take the most time to mark and cut by hand. Enjoy your hour, I love my go cutter and find it to be a real time saver.

congratulations and welcome from North Dakota

2 1/2 " strips or 2 1/2" squares or strips and/or squares the size of your choice. I love Drunkards Path so if you like that pattern it would sure be easy to cut on the AccuQuilt. I have the Go Baby and love it, my BFF has the Go and when I needs strips I go to her house.

I forgot to say Welcome from Texas. Your gonna love it here.

WTG - Welcome from Wisconsin

congrats - a drunkards path might be nice in 2 colors or charms for a scrappy

Go to the Accuquilt website and look at their patterns, then choose one to cut out. Lots of the patterns are free.

I think I would use it on something that's a pain to cut out and a project that I know I'm ready to make.

Another good one would be the die for rag quilts. I got that one because I want to make my son a rag quilt out of jeans and flannel. The die is already cut on the edges so all you have to do is sew the pieces together and wash. Wala your done in a flash. Good luck

Thanks everyone, all of you have such good ideas, I really appreciate the info. I do like the drunkards path and one of my son-laws said he would like a quilt like that. My husband does all of my cutting for me. I have RA and cutting is almost impossible for me. I must say he is much more accurate than I would be, even when I could do my own cutting. He takes real pride in his work and when he is done I know they are cut perfect. I am making queen size quilts for each grandchild when they get married. (Because Hubby does all the cutting, it is a labor of love from both of us) I have made three and have four more to go. Working on the fourth right now. I will post pictures someday, when one of my grandkids comes over to show me how to do it. I am not very computer savvy. Today is a rainy quilting type day. Thanks from Washington State.

Hi Congratulationsa!! Get yourself set up to do as much as you can in that one hour-I would go look at options available before I use the hour and then make a plan-use both stash and new bought if it feels right. Send pics of what you did. Good Luck

Thanks , now I will be able to figure out what you all are saying : :-D

If you have a bucket list, I would choose something from that. Something that you may not do because of the cutting. It would make it closer to doing that quilt if everything was ready for you when you are ready to piece it together.

I have too many quilts that I want to do on my bucket list, that I would have to cut,sew & quilt, It would take me about 15 years to do if I did one every month.LOL

Thanks for the link, both you and CraftyBear. Most of the abbreviations I have figured out using context clues but some were still elusive!

What in the world would we do without our crafybear???? Great contributor!!

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Congrats, and my suggestion would be use your stash and cut the big tumbler blocks. I love this die cut and it was so easy to make a quilt from it. Then my second suggestion would be to use the chisel die, that is becoming my favorite die at the moment. BUT be careful with the chisel die because you will have to either have ALL fabric with right sides facing up or ALL fabric with the wrong side facing up. I have the GO cutter and love it.

Lucky you and congratulations. I would be searching for something I could do in an hr for sure.

Now I know what a WOMBAT is. I have made one or two of those. :oops:

I'd cut strips in all different sizes, I always need strips for something.