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This festive block may have looked too complicated to touch in the past, but the GO! Chinese Lanterns-8" Finished Die illuminates the path to making this block more easily than you can imagine, leading the way to a party in a quilt!
AQ Cutting Mat Required: GO! Cutting Mat, 6 in. x 24 in. (15.2 cm x 61 cm)
How to Die Cut 4-Color Chinese Lanterns Block:
For best cutting results, position fabric on the lengthwise grain (straight of grain) as it goes under the roller. Tip: The die is specially designed to cut two complete 4-color 8" finished blocks in one pass through the cutter.
Fabric Color 1: Cut four 5 3/8" Place right side up over shapes A to cut 8 shapes.
Fabric Colors 2 & 3: Cut two 5 3/8" x 5 1/2" rectangles of each color. Place (orange) right side up over shapes B to cut 4 shapes. Place (yellow) wrong side up over shapes B to cut 4
Fabric Color 3 & 4: Cut two 5 1/8" x 3 1/2" rectangles of each color. Place (yellow) right side up over shapes C to cut 4 shapes. Place (light yellow) wrong side up over shapes C to cut 4 shapes.
Why Quilters Love the GO! Chinese Lanterns Die:
Chinese Lanterns is a Block on Board® (BOB®) die which means it’s specially designed to cut two 4-color, 8" finished blocks in one pass through the cutter.
No templates! No special rulers! Chinese Lanterns includes 6 shapes that can be difficult and time-consuming to cut by
Chinese Lanterns features specialized dog-ears and ¼" seam allowances for easy alignment and piecing.
Chinese Lanterns includes screen printed letters on die for easier piecing and organization of shapes.
Free pattern downloads and step-by-step block assembly instructions are available to get you started.
Fat Quarter-friendly
Do you EQ? If you have Electric Quilt® software, you can use it to create your own Chinese Lanterns designs from their block library and cut your fabric.
AccuQuilt Benefits:
Cut so much more fabric in less time.
Get accurate cuts every time -- No slipping rulers or mistakes
Easiest to use -- Simply place die on cutter, then fabric and cutting mat on top
Save fabric with Two Tone Foam -- Get more out of your fabric by placing it only over the shape you want to cut.
Safe to use -- No blades come anywhere near your fingers
Die Tips:
With some fabrics, after cutting, a thread or two will remain where die blades meet. Snip threads with scissors.
Blades on some dies are positioned at an angle. Align fabric to edge of shape, not edge of die board.
Use good quality fabric to reduce fabric stretch.
It's always a good idea to test cut one shape before cutting many shapes to ensure fabric orientation is correct.