HOORAY......the GO! cutter I won from AccuQuilt arrived yesterday. I was doing a little sewing in the morning with my neighborhood group (The Lakeside Ladies) at Kaye's house, and the cutter arrived. Hubby had the box waiting for me when I got home and I did the happy dance!
Of course, I wasted no time in opening the box.....
And taking out the cutter....
And the extra dies I'd purchased.....
In no time at all, I was happily cutting tumbler blocks.....did my first 50 in less than a half hour and laid them out for a lap quilt. That one is not shown here as I want to change out some of the colors. Then I cut over 80 more blocks in about 20 minutes. They are used in the layout shown below. The blocks aren't yet sewn together and, of course, there will also be borders on it. It is AMAZING how quickly I was able to cut these blocks out....and there are no "bunny ears" to be trimmed after sewing....and all the blocks are perfectly uniform in size!!! Yippee...I LOVE it!!! Of course, the cutter does have one BAD feature......it is so much fun to use that you want to cut everything in sight and don't want to stop cutting to get your fanny over to the sewing machine and sew!!! LOL
NOTE: I am adding this information in reply to a question asked below about the amount of waste after cutting fabric. There is only a TINY bit of waste if you use the free fabric reference chart AccuQuilt has kindly provided on their website. They tell you how to cut your fabric to minimize waste....and the little that is wasted, to me, is worth it for the savings in time AND the savings in aggravation to my carpal tunnel wrist!!!
I also took the scraps I created and cut them into 2" squares and 2" HST's and 5" charm squares and put them in baggies. I think I will build a nice collection of them in no time at all. I'm sure I will be showing you much more as I cut more projects using the GO! cutter. For now, though, take a quick side trip to Rae Ann's
STASH MANICURE blog where I am the guest blogger today. (Click on her blog name to get there.)
Of course, I wasted no time in opening the box.....
And taking out the cutter....
And the extra dies I'd purchased.....
In no time at all, I was happily cutting tumbler blocks.....did my first 50 in less than a half hour and laid them out for a lap quilt. That one is not shown here as I want to change out some of the colors. Then I cut over 80 more blocks in about 20 minutes. They are used in the layout shown below. The blocks aren't yet sewn together and, of course, there will also be borders on it. It is AMAZING how quickly I was able to cut these blocks out....and there are no "bunny ears" to be trimmed after sewing....and all the blocks are perfectly uniform in size!!! Yippee...I LOVE it!!! Of course, the cutter does have one BAD feature......it is so much fun to use that you want to cut everything in sight and don't want to stop cutting to get your fanny over to the sewing machine and sew!!! LOL NOTE: I am adding this information in reply to a question asked below about the amount of waste after cutting fabric. There is only a TINY bit of waste if you use the free fabric reference chart AccuQuilt has kindly provided on their website. They tell you how to cut your fabric to minimize waste....and the little that is wasted, to me, is worth it for the savings in time AND the savings in aggravation to my carpal tunnel wrist!!!
I also took the scraps I created and cut them into 2" squares and 2" HST's and 5" charm squares and put them in baggies. I think I will build a nice collection of them in no time at all. I'm sure I will be showing you much more as I cut more projects using the GO! cutter. For now, though, take a quick side trip to Rae Ann's STASH MANICURE blog where I am the guest blogger today. (Click on her blog name to get there.)
46 comments:
Congrats on the GO!! I imagine you'll have your entire stash cut up in no time..I really like the tumblers, I'm going to have to make one some day!!
Hahahaha!!! You won't have any fabric left soon, best make a start on chopping the curtains!!! Congratulations on winning your GO, have fun, and I will look forward to seeing your bundles of shapes cut out!!
I have just made a tumbler quilt too, the only difference is I had to cut them all out myself, with a template i'd made!!!
Have fun!!
Annette.x
A dream come true, huh? How exciting for you, and how deserving. I really like that tumbler quilt.
wow! it's really fast!! I am confused though, when you use the die to cut the fabric do you have lots of awkward fabric bits left over or do they explain how to cut economically? I suspect I would end up with lots of strange holes and waste fabric!!!! being spatially challenged and all!
Congratulations Pat! Soon you will be surrounded by little baggies of fabric shapes and no stash left to cut up! The tumbler quilt is going to be amazing.
Congratulations! It sounds like you're having as much fun as you anticipated. I look forward to seeing the beauties you create.
Congratulations Pat! I've heard such good things about this product and can't wait to see what you do with it!
Congratulations !! I am sure you are going to have fun, fun, fun.
LOL Yes don't cut your curtains up!! Congratulations again on your fabulous prize!!
Congratulations Pat. Enjoy your new toy :-)
Yay!! Don't you just love it!! Fast and easy!! Your quilt top will be done before you know it!
I can see a little more waste using the Go! but with the time savings and better accuracy, I think it works out to my good. I have a project for my odd scraps, but I have quit saving them for a while, since I have too many bags of fabric and not enough storage space!
I really like that tumbler die. That will probably be my first purchase as a die. Congrats on the win and being a guest blogger.
ohhh....can't wait to see it in person
I knew you would be playing all day! There is no one more deserving tha n you to have that new toy. Can't wait to see the tumbler quilt. Enjoyed you blog on Stash Manicure today. Nice job.
Ooooh this looks really fun!!! Congratulations on your win! :)
It looked a bit brighter to the east yesterday....must have been from your smile LOL. I think you got the hang of this very quickly LOL.
Crispy
well dang it...congrats...i am so happy for you... have fun..
How big should I pre-cut my pieces for a tumbler quilt? LOL
Keep in mind the more you cut the more you sew...pace yourself! It would be hard not to cut it all up!! Hee!! Oh...and great post at Stash Manicure..I left a comment there too.
woohoo! have fun! just don't forget us little people who still use a rotary cutter!
Yippeeeee! I am so happy for you!
You GO! girl!!!! bwahahahhahaa!
I'm so happy you won the GO! cutter. I really enjoy mine and I *KNOW* you will enjoy the living heck outta yours!
Way to go Pat! It looks fun and easy to use! :)
Wow Pat.....I know you're really excited about that cutter.....just imagine all the things you're be able to accomplish in literally no time!!!
What a fun gift to give yourself. It's on my list of things I really would like to buy. It's a long list but the accuquilt is up there near the top. Have lots of fun with it.
I'm so happy the new baby's already with you!!!, congrats!!!, you really deserve it!, now show us all the beautiful quilts you're going to make :)
Congratulations on winning your new Go Cutter! Well deserved and I know you will make very good use of it! Enjoy!
Awesome!!!!!!!!!! So I guess that is why the ground was shaking over here...just kidding..
So, now we know of another reason to get a GO! and that is to organize your stash into cut piles. I can tell you are loving it. Loved your post on Stash Manicure, too.
Great stuff Pat, must be a lovely feeling getting all the cutting out done so quickly, saves your poor hands too. I am beginning to see the advantage of one of these, but do worry about the waste...miser me!!!!!
Yay! What fun for you! Now get your fanny over to that sewing machine and sew all those pieces together hehe.
wow Pat, how exciting...congrats.
What a lot of fun...Way to go Pat!
I knew you would have a hard time stepping away from your brand new GO! Your tumblers look really great. Sounds like you have a kinds of plans in motion. Enjoy!
Oh do you love it? I have looked at these. Congrats on winning. So it is easy on your wrists? I would be so excited too!
Congrats on the GO - you deserve it.
Wow..it looks like it would be fun to have a GO....so glad you won it Pat. I checked out Stash Manicure and left a comment there too...and I just filled a glass jar with fabric scraps....love it!!! Thanks for the idea. :)
LOL you are having too much fun! Great Stash Manicure post...lots of creative ideas.
Hi Pat,
Wow! you quilting ladies must be very, very busy. Looking at all these blogs I might even learn how to make one myself, that would be great! And I'm really glad your in with the flat girl ride. xo
And congratulations on your win:-)
I am so happy for you, enjoy that new toy to the fullest!!
Yippee! Pat, am so happy for you too! Love your tumbler layout and what fun to make quick work of cutting, huh? I can hardly wait to get the GO I won from Bejeweled Barb's blog.
In my blog today I talked about my fabrics trying to run away from home!
wOw Pat, that GO got there pretty quick! I am happy to hear that you are having so much fun with it already :) It sure sounds like it is very user friendly :)
Beautiful tumblers!!
SheilaC
That is just wonderful! Congratulations again, Pat! I know you are going to get a lot of use from your new toy!
Congratulations!!!
What fun you are having! Oh, my, I need one of those. I'm sure I do!!
where do i look for that fabric cutting area about not wasting on accuquilt's site? i'm not finding it. i am excited to get started on the rose of sharon blocks--got my die for it a couple weeks ago and waiting for the dvd about this to come. thanks for any information!! have a great day
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