tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925958115318632100.post436442534669083825..comments2023-11-23T09:08:10.806-08:00Comments on A Left-Handed Quilter: Design Wall Monday - 9/5/16A Left-Handed Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01145550105234839991noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925958115318632100.post-36167167203867389632016-09-05T13:56:18.907-07:002016-09-05T13:56:18.907-07:00Hi, Julie - the die cutter is made by "AccuQu...Hi, Julie - the die cutter is made by "AccuQuilt" and is very handy for cutting a large number of any one shape - it includes the 1/4" seam allowance and many shapes have the dogears pre-cut for you. BUT it is assumed that you will be sewing the pieces by machine and not by hand - except for the ones designed for "English Paper Piecing" - I think some of those will cut A Left-Handed Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145550105234839991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925958115318632100.post-80310058728559341872016-09-05T13:47:54.220-07:002016-09-05T13:47:54.220-07:00Thanks, Gene - I did pick out the silly threads th...Thanks, Gene - I did pick out the silly threads that were stuck around the blades - but I didn't think about changing the mat. Too bad they don't make them - "self-healing" - like rotary mats - that would be nice - ;))A Left-Handed Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145550105234839991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925958115318632100.post-62532896574258168582016-09-05T04:32:50.784-07:002016-09-05T04:32:50.784-07:00I have never seen one of those die cutters. (well,...I have never seen one of those die cutters. (well, the school had one to use to cut paper letters and numbers for bulletin boards) . Since I sew all those by hand, it is easier to draw around a template and then cut them out. I need the sewing lines and I just eye-ball the quarter inch seam allowance. Somehow even rotary cutters are beyond me.Julie Fukudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704374750710761269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925958115318632100.post-16063319161563474052016-09-05T04:25:59.035-07:002016-09-05T04:25:59.035-07:00Sometimes taking a pick tool and cleaning out arou...Sometimes taking a pick tool and cleaning out around the blades on those dies helps - and sometimes a new mat may be needed. Gene Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731141629634998152noreply@blogger.com