Have you tried the GO! Baby Fabric Cutter from AccuQuilt yet? It is so much fun! I love this little gadget!
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| GO! Baby Daisy die (#55327) |
Below are the beginning steps for making a quilt with just one AccuQuilt GO! Baby die, the Daisy (#55327). This die is ideal. It has 2 different dot sizes and 2 different petal sizes and a really neat negative shape. (I'm into negative things!)
But I'm going to use those dots and petals and negative shapes differently. No pretty flowers for me! No! I shall surprise you all!
And there's another surprise for you at the end of this post. So stay tuned.
How to Make a Fused Art Quilt with the GO! Baby
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| The GO! Baby Fabric Cutter is smaller than a bread box, about 13"w x 8"h x 5"d. Cute! |
- Pre-fuse 1/4 yard of Rainbow Rich fabric. This is a raw edged fused quilt with hand-dyed fabrics so the color will go all the way through the fabric. (See Fusing Tips.)
- After the fabric cools, remove the release paper. Save the release paper for later steps.
- Cut 4 rectangles measuring the same size as the die using a decorative rotary cutter blade. Why, you ask? Cause it looks good and you'll thank me later.
- Place the die on the roller with the foam side up.
- Stack the fabric squares on the die with the glue sides up. This is important: do not stack the fabric with the glue sides together or you will never get them separated. (Ask me how I know!)
- Put the protective mat on the fabric and crank the die, fabric, and mat through the roller.
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| Accuquilt GO! Baby die Daisy (#55327) my current favorite! |
- Take a moment to admire the shapes. Oh, look at those pretty shapes!
- Cut a background square of fused fabric measuring about 9" x 9" using a decorative rotary cutter. (Looks like Pickle Juice Green fabric to me.)
- Fuse-tack the background square to a large piece of release paper or Teflon sheet.
- Place 14 of the large petals at an angle across the lower right side of the square. Fuse-tack them into place.
- Place the negative or cut away section of one of the die cut fabrics at an angle to the petals.
- Free-cut the negative section to fit around the points of the petals.
- Trim the top edge of the negative section in a curve to make a hill using a decorative blade.
- Trim the other sides of the negative section to fit the corner of the background fabric using a decorative blade.
- Fuse-tack the negative section into place.
But before then I have surprise for you!
If you leave a comment on this blog today, you will be entered into a contest to win a free AccuQuilt GO! Baby die. We'll be giving away more dies the next few days and a GO! Baby Fabric Cutter as well! So please drop us a note and you may be our lucky winner for today's AccuQuilt GO! Baby die!
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183 comments:
I have been so tempted by these new gadgets. I can't wait to see what your amazing brain creates with leaves, dots and the negative shapes.
Wow - I've been debating getting the AccuQuilt system, after seeing what you're doing it is becoming much more appealing.
I had thought these machines were rather expensive and limiting but perhaps not!
Thanks for the ideas
I love that your thinking outside the box and doing the unexpected with the petal shapes! I have come to greatly admire your inovative design ideas. Looking forward to seeing how this landscape plays out.
I just love watching, reading, and seeing anything you do with fabric and thread - learn something new all the time! Nikki
I always wondered if you could put the fusing on the fabric before cutting it! Thanks for the answer and a great tutorial! Please count me in for the giveaway. Would LOVE to win one to play with! I'm also following you and looking forward to your creativeness!
Absolutely awesome - great for those of us who have difficulty cutting for long projects that need precise edges!
Laura, you are always open to new and creative ways of using things. I love this idea. I need to win a die so I can try it.
Wow, this looks like FUN!!!! I can see this GO is definitely something I will GO get!!
I've resisted the Go products. You are tempting me!
Using the cutout fabric as a unit is something that hadn't occurred to me...
The cutter looks like a great tool to allow creativity without the routine of cutting endless shapes. I had never thought of using the negative shape within the quilt. Cool!
Thank you for sharing the toy, it is amazing....
Patti
The price has put me off so far but now I see how it works and what a time saver it would be, it's got to be worth it. No more hours spent cutting when I could be embroidering.
Leave it to Laura to use a cookie cutter tool in a wonderful new way!
This looks like so much fun!! Can't wait for more.
I've never done appliqué as I can't cut in a straight line, even with a ruler and cutter! My quilting horizons would be extended by miles with a Go and the various dies.
I keep looking at the ads for the GO! stuff and have been thinking about it a LOT.....hmmmmm....winning a die might be the magic that makes me jump in and get one!
I have the Go! cutter and a few dies but I'm always ready for more. How very cool to use the Daisy outside the box! Can't wait for tomorrow's installment.
love your quilts, your fabrics, and now, this little tool.
thanks for offering it--would be lots of fun to win and use!
Can't wait to see what you come up with. I am sure it will be cool.
The GO sounds interesting.
In one word: Fabulous. Love the color filled piece
and am happy you've found a new play toy. It looks like it sure simplifies a tedious process. xo
I've been coveting an AccuQuilt for a few months now, but not sure if I would really use it. This gives me more reasons to get one. The more ideas I get to put the shapes to use, the more I want one. Thanks
You make it look easy!
I'm so surprised to see your interest in this technology. However, you Laura, have been surprising me for years. I'll follow your new design with interest ... I know it will be fun.
One question. I've used Olfa brand decorative blades with very poor results. Which blades do you recommend?
Thanks for keeping it light. Catherine
Love the idea of using the negative space.....
I would love to win.
What a fun project to wake up to this morning! I will be following you all week and love learning something new. Laura, you always inspire me with your colors and techniques, making me feel that I can be creative, too.
Love what you are doing with your Go! Baby, your landscape looks so interesting. I really want one of these!
I've wondered how to use the "leftover" fabric. Great idea!
Yo lo quieroooooooooooooooooo, jajaja
This looks like fun...think Ill try it....
loving the use of the 'negative' space - can't wait for tomorrow! Love seeing what you do with this techno tool. I've been curious for a long time as to whether this would be a good investment.
Awesome! Thanks for the chance to win :)
I have seen the Cri-Cut but have not been thrilled about having to use the heavier fusible. So this might be just the ticket!
Great start, Laura. There is nothing negative about this blog! This little version of the GO looks very handy. Carolyn in Kerrville, TX
I love the Accuquilt cutters. I want to use the Daisy leaf to make fish with my own fancy tails. Looking forward to my class in Houston with you.
The machine sounds intriguing!
Jane
I just got the tumbler die and can't wait to get more. I love those little things.
This looks like so much fun and easy to do. I would love to win.
I too have resisted buying a GO, but the more I see what quilters/artists are creating using them, the harder it is getting to resist! Can't wait to see what you do tomorrow!
Wow! What a fabulous way to use this product!
very cool!!
I do love how you think and work outside of the lines! I can't wait to see how this quilt finishes! (Thanks for the chance to win!)
How fun! I love flowers and would definitely buy every flower die if I had an Accuquilt cutter! Thanks for the giveaway!
I've always turned my nose up at these wondering just what one would do with a daisy and a die-cut. Then you come up with this! All of a sudden I'm looking again! I feel like I've given myself whiplash! Thanks for sharing!
What a creative way to use the Daisy die for other things!
looks like Acuquilt is the new must have gadget
I have been skeptical of these cutters and flabbergasted at the cost of the dies. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with them.
I love how you are using these die cuts. Thank you for the instructions and the chance to win a die. Take care and God bless, Cory
This looks like so much fun! I would love to win one to add to my tool set and press on!
Fun in the Sun. Well, okay, make that a shady lane. Looking forward to seeing the results!
Laura, I'm eager to see what you come up with! I'd love to win one of these cutters so I could try, too! Thank you for the opportunity!
Dear Laura - I had so much fun at your class last week, and I swear that even though I ironed my fabric to the ironing board AND got the sticky side on my iron as well, I will never do it again! So hope you will pick me as your winner one day this week. Thanks! Love, Pam & Bob the Turtle Purse.
These are looking really appealing. I would love to try a Go cutter.
Too much fun, thanks!
Wahoo! So glad you are showing us more ways to use these fun diecut pieces!
OMG, I never thought of using the reverse cut outs. Thanks! I have both Go machines and they work great cutting out wool for crazy quilt applique. Joanne Fabrics offers Accuquilt products, but sign up for the Accuquilt emails at there web site for savings & stuff http://www.accuquilt.com/.
I love the "Little Bird Dies".
How cute! And with arthritis in my thumb joint, what an aid. I'd love to try it.
Thanks for helping me to think outside the box for use of these dies and shapes! I will be(and have been)following closely !
The AccuQuilt Go has been on my list of "wants" for about 6 months now. How exciting!
Laura: This looks like so much fun!! And I'd kinda talked myself out of getting one of these. Now . . . Oh, bad Laura! Tee hee. I'd love to win! And then play . . .
Once again a great tutorial and a great giveaway. I would love to win the Go! Baby and I promise to share it with my guild!
Laura,
I really enjoyed the house building class on Saturday in Bellevue. I have now pulled out all my batiks and hand-dyed fabrics and my sewing room is in turmoil but alive with color!
Brel
I so want this.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Sandi
As you introduced me to the wonderful world of CORRECT fusing, I am so excited to see and hear about this cute little machine. i love to fussy cut but this machine would rock for exact multiples!!!! thanks for the tutorial!!
I am noticing you receive 5 times the comments when you are giving items away. are we all so greedy?
Gotta Getta Go (Baby, that is). :-)
Your ideas are always so cool, and of course the fabric is luscious!
- Ellen
(mdellenh2o
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Love how you turn a negative into a positive! (LOL!)
Beckie in Brentwood, TN
I love the look of the cut piece on the background! What a toy to try out!! Oh, I want one!!
See, I just knew you would have awesome ways to use this machine that the rest of us hadn't thought of! I already have a go baby but am very happy to have the opportunity to win a die. Looking forward to seeing your quilt evolve!
Laura,
When I looked at your first photo of the negative space fabrics I thought I could see a wonky eyed owl as a project. Now that you have the project in the works I'm seeing a school of fish maybe.
Looking forward to seeing what it really is soon.
Thanks,
Sandi in New Westminster B.C.
Using the negatives too, what a neat idea! Please pop my name in the hat too
The Daisy die looks like a great one--your images alone have sparked a few design ideas. Is it really greedy to want to win ;-)
Love what you are doing with a simple shape, Laura. Can't wait to see the next few days! If I win a die, I will have to win the cutter, too!:):)
AccuQuilt cutters are so fun and cut cutting time by 90% I love your freeform ideas, just one die? Can't wait to see what happens the rest of the week.
Thanks!
This is the first time I have heard about the GO BABY. I would love to have one!
Wow! This is the most interesting use that I've seen so far for the Go! Baby -- very ingenious.
Having bought a lot of gadgets that I never used I have been "anti gadget" but the Go Baby looks more like a useful tool than a gadget. I would love to win one.
What a great give away. I have been seeing the cutting machine everywhere. I would sure like to win one.
What a great give away. I have been seeing the cutting machine everywhere. I would sure like to win one.
How fun! You get to play and give something away :)
Several friends have the cutters and absolutely love them. I would love to own one too! Just haven't made the jump yet. Love the dyed fabrics and the cool things that can be made from them. Love to fuse...no hand applique for me!
I love my Go Baby! And I love how you're using the dies in different ways. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the daisy die! Also l-o-v-e the idea of working with Accuquilt GO! Baby Fabric Cutter! Thanks for all of the instruction.
Please enter me, I have been wanting a go baby forever.
How awesome! Thanks for showing how great that little Baby is and how 1 die can be so inspiring.
You've piqued my interest, Laura -- this looks like the next toy that I might need to add to my arsenal. What fun! Do enter me in the give-away -- I'm sending positive (not negative) thoughts into the universe that I'll be a winner!
Diane
I'm very new to the world of art quilting. Whereas others are off to discover the possibilities of the new die cutter, I'm off first to find a definition of "fuse tack"!
What fun!
The daisy die looks neat, I can't wait to see what you do with this!
I have the regular go, but it takes baby dies too, lol.
I wish I had gotten the smaller one, but I wanted to be able to use the big dies too. It really does make it so much easier for cutting lots of shapes.
Debbie
That AccuQuilt GO! system looks like fun...would love to win!
you make it look so easy and simple!
Love your fabrics/colors
Would love to win to use for my applique pieces,
Kyle
i love fusing and accuquilt go baby..peg in ks.
I would love to win the accuquilt go baby, and some pretty threads would be nice too. Shoot...it doesn't hurt to beg does it? :) Sandi
This looks like the best new toy a person could covet. Please let me be creative.
I'd love to win this die. Thx for the chance.
You always have THE most colorful projects!
i have the baby and one die, the hearts, I love it fo rmaking we care hearts for others who have trouble and pain in their lives. I would be so honored to be able to win a die like you describe,but the economy on a small ssi check I just cant. But I would like to thank you for this offer. carol c
aka creativeartist1@aol.com
Qué maravillosa herramienta más aún es su creatividad!
Mañana estaré esperando para ver los árboles del paisaje,
I love the designs being created all over blog land with the Go! Baby
I have been tempted to get one of these and you are making it look a lot more versatile than I thought it was. Thanks for the great give away offer.
I am amazed at how well this die cutter works with fused fabrics. Count me in!
Oh, yippee yay! I came over here from Wanda's Exuberant Color, and I'm so glad I did. What a neat post. I've never made an art quilt, but you've piqued my interest. And I would love a chance to win a Go! Baby.
I am seriously thinking I need this system. Can't wait to see what else you do!!
Oooohhh! Cool toy! I love the use of the positive/negative space in your project pics. Hey, I think I need the Go!
How wonderful! Thanks for the chance!
Everyday I'm seeing what the Go Baby can do. I am saving up for one. I love this gadget
I'm so tempted by all the Accuquilt tools / ideas. One might be helpful to arthritic hands. . . .
I've been so tempted to buy one of these. It would be great to win your drawing.
Thank you for the wonderful giveaway
I love this series already. Thanks for some great inspiration.
I would love to win one. Thanks for the chance. Penny
Great tutorial!! Show me more!
WOW! I am in love with that fabric! It is so beautiful and rich! I can't wait to see what you do with your die cut pieces.
I would love a Go! Baby!
Oh what fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Creative and inspirational! Thank you for sharing. I just know a GO! Baby would be a fun addition to our craft room.
Laura...
You have a great blog! I look forward to checking it out more thoroughly tomorrow. My friend posted your link on her blog and I found my way here. Creating w/dies is so much fun...what WILL you create? :) Sue
Love your little art quilt start, and thanks for the chance to win.
I would love to win a GO die. And I really like the art quilt you are making.
Using the negative space that way opens up all kinds of exciting possibilities! Fun!
I love that you tell us what NOT to do as well (like putting the glue sides together) It's like you're reading my mind, lol. I would love to play with one of those Accuquilt cutters - what fun to be had!
Now that is pretty cool. I really need to take my GO out of the box and give it a try. Where do hours in a day go?
I hadn't thought about negative space before - definitely something to ponder! Thanks for the chance to win!
stephmabry-at_yahoo(dot)com
oooooh, boy! Would I love a Go Baby die. :)
I would love to try out the Go!Baby- especially to try out some of your fantastic ideas! Thankyou for the opportunity to enter.
Karen
This is intriguing!!! I'd love to try it.
I would love to try a one block quilt with go baby
You make it look so easy! I am excited to see how this progresses. I marvel at how you get so much done, and still have time to blog! And teach, and travel! Maybe if I had a go-baby! I could be a super quilter like you too!!
I don't win much of anything primarily because I don't enter. But I really want one of these go baby's. I am so bad at cutting and it really limits my quilt designs.
What a fun and interesting way to use the dies! I can't wait to see what you come up with next.
I would love to win a GO Baby. I also love your design using the GO baby, it will inspire me.
Thank you for a chance to win. Looks like fun. guess I need to win the machine to use the die thought right?
Wonderful Laura. I think in terms of strips and squares. What fun to see what you're doing!
this Go Woman would like to have a Go Baby......just not one in diapers ....
I can hardly wait to see where it GOs from here. Looks great so far.
Thanks for the great tutorial.
That is pretty darn cool. One of those would be fun to have!
This is going to be great fun! I will be back tomorrow to see the trees...
This one would be a true gift from heaven! I have an infection in my right arm since April and cannot cut anything.
I love the fun quilt you're designing. Wish my brain worked like yours!
what a great tool---love your quilts---it would be great to turn out perfect shapes...
What fun! I'd love a chance to play around with a gizmo like that.
what an idea, putting the fused fabric in!!!!! Of course, only you could do it!!!
Would love to get one
Roberta
I have been saving my negative pieces and now I know I can actually put them to good use! I have only used a Big Shot and would love to try the GO!Baby.
Great toy!
margaret
msolomo1@maine.rr.com
Of course you don't have to create too cute flowers, way to GO!
Marsha in Va Beach
vamoody1@verizon.net
Wonderful give a way! Thank you sooooo much!
I like the idea of using the negative space. So far this looks very interesting. Thanks.
count me in....
awesome giveaway! i just popped over from wanda at exuberant color, and I'm excited to see you're local. However, you won't have a teaching opportunity here for another year--oh the irony! I'm following now so please let me know if you're doing any local shows--I'd love to see you work in person!
♥Duff (Sycamore)
Wow...the GO machine makes cutting out shapes look so easy. It definitely makes the cutting/sewing/quilting process much more efficient!
Love the idea of using the negative fabric.
Awesome! I would love to have AccuQuilt Go just haven't been able to get one. Love the possibilities.
Thanks for the opportunity.
Wendy
Great tutorial, and it looks like such fun. The negative space is an interesting concept.
thanks!
this looks great! Would love to win. Love the possibilities .
Wow, this looks like a lot of fun--sure hope I win.
Am I too late? I hope not! This thing looks like fun!
I love your fabrics and your ideas.
Thanks for your tutorial.
To have the chance to win the AccuQuilt Go makes me very happy.
I love the idea of a Go cutter, but I'm too cheap? poor? Frugal - yes, that's it! to actually buy one before trying it. I would love to win one! Love your idea with the negative shapes :)
Please count me in for the giveaway. I would LOVE to win one to play with!
I'd love a chance to win!
Absolutely love the pix and the options this provides. What a great giveaway. I'm all in! Thanks.
jan at
iquiltforfun.blogspot.com
I would love to win a die.....thanks for the drawing......put my name in please.....
Wow I would love to win this new toy! thanks for the giveaway and your ideas of usage of the negative fabric.
I never realized you could use that die for anything but flowers -- neat!
i have been hearing people talk about these, And with my arthritic elbows, I just might have to get one. LOve the quilt in progress too
You make it look like fun. I have used an Ellison machine before and that worked well too. I would like to try one someday.
Karen
kjjell@gmail.com
Oh, I sure would love to win this tool. Sure would make things go real fast.
I soooo want this cutter!!!!
I really need to get one of those machines. Fan4may at aol dot com
what a great giveaway! Thanks!
I was just researching these cutters, wondering how I might use one. So, thanks for showing some 'alternative' uses for the daisy petals! I can't wait to see the end result.
Too tempting not to comment! But what a versatile tool and what a clever use of it!
what a versatile die. I want one!
I love the Go cutters and what you create with them is so cool.
I am so excited to see what you do next on your little daisy quilt.
What fun! Would love to win.
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As a left-handed quilter, I see that the accuquilt products would certainly help my cutting issues and free up time and energy to invest in the creative fun of quilting. I, also, was amazed at what you can do with just one die shape! Thanks for the opportunity to get a chance to win anything! And thanks for sharing your creative property!
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