Go Cutter Giveaway Winner

Wow this was unbelievable!

Who knew that there were so many quilters that would like a Go! cutter. I wish I could give you each a Go!

I am just pleased that Accuquilt will be giving one away.

I turned to Random.org after figuring out how many valid entries there were {711}!

The winner of the Go! cutter by Accuquilt is:

#603

Heather

RETRO-fabulous

Vickie,

This is an incredible giveaway! My wishlist of dies include:

HSTs (with a bear's paw on my to do soon list lol),

hexagons---just because I adore them in every size,

Alex Anderson's quarter squares,

2" and 6.5" squares

2.5" strips,

and the GO circles dies

Seeing the dies in action has me thinking this would make a VERY nice Birthay gift...

I'll have to start hinting!

Happy AccuQuilting!

Heather =)

Congratulations Heather!!!!!!!!!!!

I will be emailing you for your information.

Giant Pincushion Sew Along Step 2

Step 2: Cutting and Preparing

English Paper Piecing

<<Go! Cutter Method>>

Cut 6 hexagon shapes.

To cut my hexagons, I used my 5" Go! cutter Hexagon die. That provided me with just a snidge over 1/4" seam allowance and it took me 30 seconds to cut them using the accordion method.

 <<<<<Rotary cutter method>>>>

 Cut {6} 5" squares and lay your template on the wrong side and draw a line around each, add 1/4" to 1/2" seam allowance and cut out the shape.

Your pieces should look like this.

Next cut the 6 point diamonds.

Again, either use a Go! cutter or trace your template and add 1/2" seam.

In this case, I didn't have the 6 point diamond Go! die ( which I now HAVE to have) so I cut using my rotary cutter and ruler.

Cut 12 rectangles 3.5" X 3". That would be 6 of each star color.

Lay the paper piece on it as shown.

then use a rotary cutter and ruler...

trim to 1/2" on all sides.

Fold and glue fabric to paper.

 I used my Sewline Glue pen to adhere the fabric to the paper.

You can use any method that works for you.

Here's how I do that:

place glue onto the fabric....and fold it over, pressing firmly. Continue on all sides.

Continue to glue your fabric to the paper for all 18 shapes.

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Machine Piecing?

Here's what you can do.

Using your #42 Marti Michell template or the template you made, cut 6 hexagons from your 5" strip.

Next, cut 12  #44 shapes out of your 2.25" strips to make the 6 point diamond pieces.

Here is what your pieces might look like if you use Marti Michell's templates:

It took me twice as long to cut with pieces with a template but the shapes are extremely accurate.

 

Next week I am going to demonstrate piecing by hand and machine, plus how to piece in the correct order to achieve success.

Please don't hesitate to ask me questions about these steps. I have made this 3 times! so I might leave out important bits of information.

p.s. I do not gain monetarily for the information on the Sewline glue pen, English paper pieces, or the Marti Michell templates. I just happen to like these items. I always find that other quilters might have a better technique or tool....I am as happy to share my ideas as they are.

Dessert-itarian

My 9 year old picked out these fun novelty prints while we were in South Carolina. She is focused on making her sister a quilt.

The 9 year old is a self proclaimed vegetarian that eats chicken once in a while. She calls her 3 year old sister, a Dessert-itarian because she only wants sweets and candy and rarely touches meat or vegetables (okay it's not that said 3 year old is malnourished, it's just funny that the 9 year old calls the 3 year old a dessert lover AND wants to make her a quilt too ;)

I can't wait to see what she'll design with these.

Ga Ga...

I'm gaga over these, these colors and well everything remote associated with red, aqua and pink.
what's even better, I used my GO! cutter to cut these hexagons.
Many of you don't know this, but I have a "life time" hexagon project I started about 12 years ago....

someday I'll tell you the story LOL
for now I will just leave you with some eye candy.

Simple Pleasures + City Weekend = warm fuzzies

Back when I went to Amish country, I stopped at Country Craft Cupboard. I picked up this stitchery book by Hatched and Patched called Simple Pleasures.

  I instantly fell in love.

                                      

It's packed with stitchery projects and ideas. There are 12 little 2.5" stitcheries that make up one particular quilt in the booklet. Within 24 hours I cut my background fabric and traced my lil' stitcheries with a brown pigma pen.  Since each of these is so small...I made a grid onto the background and once they are all stitched I will cut them apart.  I made sure there was a seam allowance too!

The brown is so light....I don't know if you click on the picture if you can see the designs better.

The recommended colors for the stitcheries are quite primitive to me. Now don't get me wrong, they are beautiful...but I found other fabrics that I wanted to incorporate.

So I set my It's A Hoot FQ bundle near my threads....

and this is the match.....

Then I thought, hey what about City Weekend?

Yellow....

Turquoise....

Red-orange...

Evidently City Weekend palette won me over :)

Here's the first completed square....

Can't wait to stitch the rest....road trip to Iowa should fix that!!

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Don't forget to enter the Go! cutter giveaway.......