$199 Accuquilt Go cutter..
01-11-2012, 04:29 AM
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I got one for Christmas on sale around Thanksgiving (hid it til Xmas!) Thought it was a lot of waste, but have gotten the hang of saving the smaller scraps for the smaller dies, Been cutting all week afterwork. My husband even commented on how fast the cutting out was!!!
I bought some of the dies on ebay....bundle packages and have just about the ones I want. Yeah, the dies are expensive...you are talking to queen of cheap here. I looked into this machine for a few years..My husbands comment was that I bargain hunt at yard sales for a lot of my material, so what if I waste alittle? It hardly cost me much. Now, when/ and if my stash starts to cost with the high material prices, the machine might get sold!!! lol!
I bought some of the dies on ebay....bundle packages and have just about the ones I want. Yeah, the dies are expensive...you are talking to queen of cheap here. I looked into this machine for a few years..My husbands comment was that I bargain hunt at yard sales for a lot of my material, so what if I waste alittle? It hardly cost me much. Now, when/ and if my stash starts to cost with the high material prices, the machine might get sold!!! lol!
01-11-2012, 02:20 PM
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01-11-2012, 09:58 PM
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What do you mean about rag quilting? What does it cut? More than the blocks/slits?? Do you have one and really like it?
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They have tons of dies. Go to their web site; maybe the stores in your areas are limited in their stock. The strips have several different sizes and it is so helpful for quilting as well as applique. My favorite one is for rag quilting, it saves so much not having to cut all of those little slits.
01-12-2012, 04:55 PM
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The Rag dies cut the sqs plus the fringe so you dont have to.. I have all the rag dies and the small and large sqs are my favorite.. No fringe cutting for me...
I use three layers of flannel- All three layers at the same time-run it thru the GO to create ONE sq.. Best thing ever..
I use three layers of flannel- All three layers at the same time-run it thru the GO to create ONE sq.. Best thing ever..
01-19-2012, 02:49 PM
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Accuquit Cutter
I bought the cutter, the tote case and a lot of the dies last year. I have used it once. I am getting ready to take a picture of the cutter, the rolling tote and all the dies so I can post it on the board if anyone is looking for a super deal, this is going to be it. I am pretty sure I will never use it. I can't seem to master cutting correctly and I waste more than I save. Now if I can just get in gear to photograph it.....
01-25-2012, 06:56 AM
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thanks for the replies, I never thought of looking on youtube, but I did use it over the weekend and I cut 96 6" squares in less than an hour...how sweet was that I thought, but I did notice someof them are bigger than others and I think it was the users error, too much material at once, tried doubling up so the fabric must of slipped somehow, but first attempt was just awesome and I did not have that much waste, but I did notice the plastic cover, that goes on top of the material, looks like I have used it for years, I am hoping this will not be something I have to replace often like rotary blades....thanks again...
01-25-2012, 07:17 AM
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Yes unfortunately you will have to replace the mat when there are too many deep grooves in it.. I replace my on the average of one mat every month to 2 months depending on what Im cutting... I use my go ALOT... I have found that the rag dies are the most hardest on my mats..
as for the smaller/larger cuts- use less layers- I max at 4 layers of cotton and 3 of flannel... Starching your fabs first helps to avoid stretching of the fabric as it passes thru the rollers and remember to keep an eye on the straight of grain.. the way you run it thru helps avoid the stretching of the fabric..
as for the smaller/larger cuts- use less layers- I max at 4 layers of cotton and 3 of flannel... Starching your fabs first helps to avoid stretching of the fabric as it passes thru the rollers and remember to keep an eye on the straight of grain.. the way you run it thru helps avoid the stretching of the fabric..
thanks for the replies, I never thought of looking on youtube, but I did use it over the weekend and I cut 96 6" squares in less than an hour...how sweet was that I thought, but I did notice someof them are bigger than others and I think it was the users error, too much material at once, tried doubling up so the fabric must of slipped somehow, but first attempt was just awesome and I did not have that much waste, but I did notice the plastic cover, that goes on top of the material, looks like I have used it for years, I am hoping this will not be something I have to replace often like rotary blades....thanks again...
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