Prism99

Sure! My problem is finding a big enough block of time to pick up my sister and bring her over. If I can just finish altering my daughter's prom dress (who knew she'd pick out a full floor-length dress with 5 layers of crinoline and liner underneath???), maybe I can break out the Go! and try it on some of my own fabric first.

Prism99

You can get a die for the Go! that cuts HSTs without the dog ears. I'm told you can cut 6 layers at a time, so you can layer your fabrics right sides together so the HSTs are ready to be sewn together as soon as they're cut; they're already in matched pairs with the dog ears cut off.

Shemjo

This sure looks tempting! :lol:

pittsburgpam

You're making it really hard to keep thinking it's not something I NEED. :wink:

sewjoyce

NEED has nothing to do with it :D :D

Prism99

The name of that group is accucutquilters, not accuquilt.

tslowery

I would like one of these real bad but with my luck I would sew them wrong not 1/4 perfect and then everything will off from my sewing and then that money would be wasted cut straight sewn wrong. Geezz :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

Prism99

Well, what I do is rotary cut strips of moleskin (a thick foam adhesive for foot blisters, sold in pharmacy foot sections) and stick one on my machine at a perfect scant 1/4 inch. I usually use one of my rulers, place the needle tip on the scant 1/4-inch mark, make sure the ruler edge is straight with the machine's edge and throat plate, lower the presser foot, and stick the moleskin down right along the ruler's edge. I don't use a short strip either; I use the longest strip I can to both the front and back of the pressure foot to remind me to feed the fabric in straight.

On my machine, I have to move the needle position one space to the right to get the 1/4-inch seam and, when I turn off the machine, it reverts to the regular position. After forgetting to move that needle once too often, I learned to place a piece of masking tape over the knob to remind me the next time I sit down to piece.

Works for me! :D

ScubaK

I absolutly love my Go! cutter!!!!
I hate to cut out projects/quilts/whatever....It seems I never get them all accurately cut and then I have to remember what I am cutting and how much.
With the GO! cutter, I have been able to cut all my scraps down to 2 1/2' sqs. and then cut out pin wheel block pieces as fast as I could cut them. I have been able to cut and piece a quilt top in an afternoon!
I hate to cut and will be using my GO! cutter to cut out the pieces for my B&W Swap which has almost 300 2 1/2" squares for the 12 blocks.
Yes, It was expensve but I got the GO!, the value die and all the available dies and cutting mats for 599$ plus the wire holder!
It was a great deal to me and I really love it!
Kirsten

MelissaK

When I saw it, I thought it would be something good... I was hoping you guys would have tried it. I think I am going to invest in one when I have some money! I'm going to try and go the cheap route and not that website though. They seem too expensive. Plus, I'm sure it will be on ebay soon!