Questions about Accuquilt cutter stuff
#44
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: SW Minnesota
Posts: 1,120
I am thinking about getting an Accuquilt but know I won't use it much. I mostly want it to cut scraps into 5" squares and to cut smaller scraps into 2 1/2" squares. I see there's a 5" die that will work for the Accuquilt Baby but how do you cut the 2 1/2" squares. I don't want to buy the strip cutter and have to cut them one way and then the other way. Is there any other die to cut the 2 1/2" squares on the Go Baby? or will I have to get the AccuQuilt Go and buy the die that can cut nine 2 1/2" squares. I really don't want to invest that much money into buying the AccuQuilt Go when I know I won't use it very much.
#45
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 16,514
All the dies for each cutter are on the Accuquilt website. Until you get one you won't know how much you will use it. I thought I wouldn't use my bigger Go that much and only for cutting pre cut sizes. The more I used it the more I loved using it for cutting fabric. The Go Baby is good for some small cuts as needed, I have it on my cutting table.
#47
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
Posts: 6,407
you fold your fabric accordion style so that the length of fabric is parallel with the cutting blades--check out the website for Accuquilt and their video's on cutting tips. don't think the fold vs. selvage end is the issue--just as long as length of grain lined up--so you'd have selvages on one of the edges of the strip dies--otherwise it would be cutting cross grain (from selvage to selvage)
#49
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 433
When I bought mine the store gave me a brochure that showed lots of different blocks and the dies you would use for them. I went through and picked out the blocks I liked best then compared what dies they took. I found most of what I liked were square, half square and strip dies. That is what I purchased. I have added others as I go along.
#50
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Posts: 8,145
Buy dies on sale.
Most useful to me are:
1) strips -any size you use.
2) 1/2 and 1/4 square triangles
3) squares
I don't do applique because of stress to hands and arms and lack of talent or interest, so haven't bought any of them.
I cut strips, sew them good side to good side and then cut triangles from them - much faster than cutting them separately and then sewing them together. I use them for chevron quilts, pinwheels, hour glass, etc.
Strips - so many uses for them, sashing strip quilts, checkerboard quilts. Have fun!
Most useful to me are:
1) strips -any size you use.
2) 1/2 and 1/4 square triangles
3) squares
I don't do applique because of stress to hands and arms and lack of talent or interest, so haven't bought any of them.
I cut strips, sew them good side to good side and then cut triangles from them - much faster than cutting them separately and then sewing them together. I use them for chevron quilts, pinwheels, hour glass, etc.
Strips - so many uses for them, sashing strip quilts, checkerboard quilts. Have fun!
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