At my advanced age I behave mischievously. I went on-line to order a birthday present for myself. The Accuquilt arrived quickly yesterday (from the JoAnne's sale), during the meeting of my beading group. This morning before breakfast I had to try it out; and before my cereal and coffee, I had created two more blocks for the
Project Hope quilt. I was so into speed, it will be obvious, both design-wise and stitching. But what fun.
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I was so inspired by how fast the activity went, I ordered two more dies (Round Flower and Hearts 2", 3" and 4"), one which would cut hearts and another for flowers, stems and leaves. I chose a couple of small (5" x 10" no. 55110) cutting mats to fit them as well. That should keep me busy making kits for the granddaughters and surprises for my friends. I never got over the clever idea of the assembly line when we studied Henry Ford in elementary school.
By the way, I set up my flannel board to put the little pieces on so I would know the order in which to sew. No more hopping up and down except to iron. Another step in becoming a quilter.
P.S. In response to Sherron's question, I added the following: "You put a die on the bed of the roller. Add about six pieces of fabric over each die shape. Put a cutting board atop the fabric and roll the the three through. Your pieces will be cut for you. FAST. You would have loved it when you made the heart quilts for your granddaughters. There are videos of the process at the
Accuquilt site and elsewhere."
I am slow. I still don't understand how this works, but I am excited that you are excited! ss
ReplyDeleteYou put a die on the bed of the roller. Add about six pieces of fabric over each die shape. Put a cutting board atop that and roll the two through. Your pieces will be cut for you. FAST. You would have loved it when you made the heart quilts for your granddaughters. There are videos of the process at the Accuquilt site and elsewhere.
ReplyDeletePer-usual, I am impressed with your technical know how. I can see how this machine will save you much time and work. I wait to see what new marvels you are going to create! Bet your granddaughters are going to love watching you work.
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Happy birthday month! This is a perfect gift. You are going to enjoy it hugely but probably not half as much as those sweet granddaughters and lucky friends. A win-win-win situation.
ReplyDeleteOh, I am back to wanting one of these! Negative reviews discouraged me for awhile, and then I THOUGHT you emailed that you were disappointed in the Accuquilt for some reason. This is very much like the older Sizzix apparatus that I borrow from Genie when I am scrapbooking; and then there is another, more modern one, called Cricut or something like that. And, RE Nancy's comment above: my grandsons LOVE the Sissix machine! Especially Dawson and Locke. Last summer when both were here, separate visits, they loved helping me scrapbook and die-cut letters from card stock and scrapbooking paper with the borrowed Sizzix. It is on permanent loan to me, actually, since now Genie prefers to use the more sophisticated Cricut device. Anyway, congrats on the new gadget and I love the idea of the new dies you have ordered!
ReplyDeleteThis look like a very handy device.
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