My new favorite

Falling more in love with my 

Accuquilt Studio die cutter everyday!

I just purchased a new Studio die

Take 5 - #50223

This finishes as a 12" block

I took 12 fat quarters,

divided them in 2 sets of 6 layers,

(even though I can cut 8 layers at once!)

What do you get per fabric cut of each fabric?

1 - 8 1/2" square

1 - 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle

3 - 4 1/2" squares

Then...

there's enough left to cut 

ONE more of the 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle.

BUT WAIT!

There's so much more you can cut 

with the left over fabrics!

Since this die finishes 12" square,

I used die #50365

Quarter Square - 4" finished triangles.
(3 of these will make a 12" strip.)

This 4" finished block will also replace the

 4" finished block on the Take 5 die,

so this gives more options in design!

THEN,

there's still little scraps left...

YES!

We can cut those too!!!

Using die #50771

Half Squares - 1 1/2" finished.
(8 of these make a 12" strip.)

These little 1 1/2" squares can be

 added in as little rows between the big blocks

for interest.

Here are the cuts from those 2 dies.

These are the 12 fat quarters used for

 this quilt for my daughter.

She's going to be so excited!

I used this die the other day 

to make a baby quilt.

It took 15 minutes to cut out!

2 hours to sew blocks!

(NO TRIMMING!)

1 1/2 hours to lay out and sew top together!

EVERYTHING was ACCURATE!!!!!

This is 7 fat quarters
36" x 44"
(I might add a 3" boarder...)

I LOVE how the die cuts are 

SO accurate and speed up the sewing process!

No trimming!

No guess work!

No cutting dog ears!

I'll post the progress of making this quilt...

Sew the pieces of life together..

They make a BEAUTIFUL quilt!

Nina