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Old 06-24-2014, 05:12 AM
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I love my go! System...saves time/accuracy on the blocks, strips.
The others like puppy,cats, butterfly are nice but have to remember to appliqué those as quilting machine
Tends to pick up tiny edges as they go over it. Although I never had that problem yet. As for waste....very, very little. I have friends that wants leftover for their string projects.
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Old 06-24-2014, 05:23 AM
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I was gifted a Go and can't believe how much I use it. The trick is buying the right dies and not spending your money on those that you don't use often. I am much impressed with the accuracy and really use it much more than I thought I would. It also helps if you have a space where you can leave it set up with the dies close at hand.
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Old 06-24-2014, 05:48 AM
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I have the Accuquilt Go - and I am not overly fond of it, I do not do much applique, which it would be good for. Found that the 5" die was bent and not cutting a perfect 5" square. Tried cutting strips, but it is very hard for me to turn the crank, getting weak in my old age.
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Old 06-24-2014, 05:59 AM
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I love mine. When I want dies, I do an internet search and I almost always find them at a great discount. I like that many of the dies are designed to make your piecing easier (dog ears cut off already, etc.). I am now making quilts like the drunkards path, that I had avoided because I didn't want to cut out the pieces. Do a search for Ebony Love. She has experience with many cutters and even has a book.
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Old 06-24-2014, 06:08 AM
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I have the go and love it for strips. I do have a hard time though figuring out which way to run the grain of the fabric. My 5" squares were not coming out all the same and I was told it had to do with the grain of the fabric. If someone could give me advice on this problem I would be forever grateful as I love using the go.
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Old 06-24-2014, 06:26 AM
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I have the Baby Go. I got it at Jo-anns for $59.00 when it was on sale. I get the dies from Ebay most of the time. I love it.
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Old 06-24-2014, 07:41 AM
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I love my GO. It was one of the best investments I ever made and when you have to cut a gazillion pieces it sure does make quick work of the job. The dies last forever if you take care of them and they are always coming out with new ones.
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Old 06-24-2014, 08:47 AM
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I have got the #Big Shot, and they are bringing out more and more dies all the time, Santa bought it a couple of years ago and i didn't know then that i would get into quilting etc as much as i have and when i cut my first Dresden plate dies i couldn't believe how easy and precise it was,. love it, was looking at the go but they are soooo expensive and although i'd love one for bigger dies will have to put it on another 'Santa List'.
Get all my dies off Ebay and only when they are a good price, can't believe how much some people start the bidding at, way too high but can still get a bargain if you wait,
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Old 06-24-2014, 11:12 AM
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Is there a difference between the Baby and the regular Go beside size?
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Old 06-24-2014, 11:52 AM
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Many of the Go dies will not fit the Baby Go. You can compare at the accuquilt website.
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