Scrap-Busting with the AccuQuilt Go! by Gene Black
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Gene Black shows how he uses the AccuQuilt Go! fabric cutter to make usable quilt pieces from scraps.
You can see a scrap star block made using pieces cut this way at blog.geneblack....
My blog is blog.geneblack.com
Hi Gene, its the same cheeky woman as above Marietta, Brisbane) , but 1 year later and a bit wiser. You are correct in what you are saying of course, and I can now also see that everything has its place. I did enjoy this video, thanks a million! They must have had such a difficult job! Cheers
Wonderful video! I learned a lot. You take your time, your instructions are clear and your tips gave me some great ideas. I have a Fiskars Fuse and when I found your video last year, I bought the Accuquilt Value Die and a couple of others. Wow. It made such a difference! Cutting used to be painful and the least fun part of quilting. Not any more. Using your tips, I now have a good collection of scrap pieces to use. Thanks!
bossanova
I also have to mention that 150 years ago, there were no rotary cutters. Pieces were painstakingly cut with scissors using whatever they could find to make the templates out of.
Your voice reminds me of Leslie Jordan, may he rest in peace.... Great video!!
He grew up only 2 hours away from where I grew up....both pretty Southern.
Thanks!
Thanks Gene, I enjoyed watching how you do your Scrap busting with your Go.
GREAT idea of adding the outside-the-cutting-line lines! Thank you!!
Thank you, thank you! I just purchased my Go and was a little uneasy about using it not knowing what to use. Now I do. I have more pieces that I just can not throw out, thanks to your video, I know what to do with them. Again thank you for your video.
Just got my Accuquilt Go and really enjoyed your tips. Can't wait to go through my scraps! Thanks Gene!!!
Jacquie Geskermann Thanks Jacquie. I am glad the tips helped. You will be amazed at how many of those scraps are salvageable.
Congrats on your new GO! This is a great way to cut scraps into very usable pieces.
Hi Gene,
Thank you so much for demonstrating to GO. I love scrap quilts and this sure looks like the machine would be worth the cost.
+Cindi Tyburski I do enjoy using the Go to cut scraps into useful pieces.
Thanks for the great video. I was thinking of selling my go cutter because I never used it but now I'm excited to go though my scraps.
Good idea Tere. I love using my scraps this way. One of my favorites is using the small tumbler die to make a scrappy border.
Love the video! I have a Fiskars....until now I have not used it much. The GO cutter dies are interchangeable with some shims and such and with some playing around I have found what works. I just cut out a baby quilt in about 2 hrs. The big tumbler. I too have enough scraps to make quilts until I keel over. LOL. I have recently pressed, sorted, and resorted into usable organization. Cant wait to roll em through!!! Thanks for all the great tips.
This is an awesome video. Thank you for sharing.😃👏🦉
Thank you very much for sharing! I've had my GO! since Christmas 2015 and am now getting into learning about it and using it. All of your tips are helpful to me, just starting out. Thank you! pj stitches!
I am glad you are finally getting some use out of it. :)
This is one of the best videos yet, thanks
Thank you Susan. I am glad you found it helpful.
First time viewer of your vids....GREAT job demonstrating the GO I don't have a cutter...but am seriously thinking about getting the BIG electric GO....I do alot of quilting....and love saving scraps.....Enjoyed your tips/helps very much indeed....
Thanks for sharing...
Ken from Orlando, FL
Thanks, Be sure to research all of the cutters out there so that you get the best value for your money. The market has really exploded since I did this video. Some of them are extremely versatile.
That is a great tip Susan. I have discovered that also since posting this video. Thank you for sharing it with the other viewers.
Isn't it fun! I got the Go electric cutter a few months ago ...it's so amazing to cut out the quilt pieces in hours not days and weeks! I cannot go back to the old fashioned scissors/ templates way ever ever again! And I do what you do...fit the tiniest scraps on to get out what I can. Most of our fabric here is $16-$30 a meter...too expensive to waste!
+Cheryl Pearson Yes, it is fun to use those "waste" pieces I love using avery bit of the scraps that I can make into something.
Hii
First Great idea a cutting line - lines.
Beautiful 👌👌👌👌👌👍
Very informative. I have a suggestion, tho. Before placing the cover on the die, rub well with dryer sheets ... eliminates static !! can use sheets over and over, thow in dryer when starts to diminish, save for stabilizer with embroidery projects.
love hearing the birds singing in the back ground. Thanks for an informative video
I have the Go baby but have never used it. Now I get it and am anxious to try it. Thank you.
Great! I hope you have a great experience.
Very good, I'd love to see your finished quilts. Thank you so much.
Love your video, been thinking about getting one of these, using the scraps up like that is awesome!!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
Nice video! I have to get busy cutting some of my scraps using my AGC. Thanks, Gene :-)
Great! It is a wonderful way to use up some of your scraps and have pieces to make a fun scrappy quilt.
@cc83jc85 I still use a rotary cutter, but this video is for informational purposes. I use both the AccuQuilt GO! die cutter and the rotary cutter depending on what works best for that purpose. I will say that I have cut more pieces quickly with the die cutter from scraps that are perfect in size than I ever would have with a rotary cutter.
I try to use the straight of grain, but sometimes I just fit it "however" - I am aware thought that these pieces may not be perfect and I try to remember that the edges might be on the bias and stretch a little. However, I find that if I use some starch when I am pre-ironing them (before cutting) that it does compensate for that to some degree.
I've watched this video multiple times and each time find something i missed before! I really need to get out my sharpie marker and get some registration lines on my dies since I can see how that would really be helpful. One question - the mat you use when cutting the tumbler pieces does not look as transparent as current mats - is it another brand than accuquilt? Thanks for taking the time to make this super helpful video!
There have been at least two types of mats made by Accuquilt. Some are opaque while others are translucent. This was one of the opaque ones.
Great little video!
Thanks Anne
Thanks for tips etc I am thinking of getting an accuquilt cutting machine you have helped a lot
Sara Bauer Thanks Sara.
Thanks for such an understandable video!
Thanks Julie. I enjoy sharing knowledge.
I am new to go quilting. love your vedeos
Thank you Deneice.
Thanks , SewLuvQuilting. I hope you find all of my videos helpful.
In 2012 I still use scissors to cut may pieces, can you imagine, but I DROOL over the accuquilt..thank you for your video :-)
I don't currently have a finished scrap top to show, but you can see a scrap star block on my blog dated March 12, 2011. Sorry UA-cam won't let me add an address in the comment. My blog is blog. geneblack . com
A comment on that blog post was the inspiration for this video.
what you throw away we use for crumb blocks for quilts
Those pieces that "go in the rag bag" are often used for smaller pieces for paper piecing - and yes, for crumb blocks. I throw away very little in reality.
Nice. I'm a beginner with a Go Baby. Missouriquiltco has tutorials that will use those tiny scraps on a crazy quilt with a funny shape template middle. I'm not going to be throwing Anything out. Even the strip teenytiny can be used as stuffing for dog or cat toys. I'll be trying to get every bit of use out of All my fabrics. Thanks for posting.:-D
Fantastic! Thanks for the video.
You are most welcome. I am glad you enjoyed it. I hope it helps you manage your quilting scraps.
No problem Marietta!
are the cutter expensive?
Maxie, they are a somewhat expensive especially when you add in the prices of the dies.
Can you show a finished scrap top?
No waste - good video.
Thanks Monica
Gene Black
Great, I hate throwing away any bit of fabric too.
Good job on the die cutting .!!!!
Thank you!
Works best if you slide the mat rather than lift it up. You don't want the blades coming up n out of the die. Always slide.
These are great ideas, but I thought you were supposed to line up the straight of grain with the sides of the dies. Is that not something you worry about? Thanks.
It does cut more exactly if the grain is aligned,but when you are saving odd scraps you do the best you can.
Run a dryer sheet over the mat before cutting and it will help with static!
Thanks Judy.
Mags, please check my blog - there is now a link in the description of the video.
Thanks
I added the web address to the description of the video.
very interesting and good hints. :-)
Aren't we supposed to being careful about the grain of the fabric with the cutters?
These scraps are being laid out every which way to make them fit, some even on the bias!
Great idea, though.
If you are cutting very accurate pieces for a pattern, yes you need to observe grain. But scrap pieces for an unplanned scrap quilt do not "have" to be on-grain. Antique quilts were made with scraps, used clothing etc. and grain was largely ignored. The answer is to not stretch the bias edge when sewing it. And with scrappy scrap quilts - for get about "perfection" and have fun getting a bonus quilt from what may otherwise have been tossed out.
Susan, you need to at least step up to rotary cutting.