Hi quilts, I'm Pam Heller,
AccuQuilt's Cutting Expert, And I'm Erica Botger,
Corporate Marketing Specialist. We're here to introduce
you to the GO! Qube 4 inch Companion Set Corners. Yay! Now we want to take
a look at the shapes inside and show
you some great ways to use them alongside
the GO! Qube Mix and Match 4 inch Block. And plus, we want
to show you how to use those shapes to make the
super cute GO! Hillside Village Table Runner. Those pieces are so tiny. I love them. I know they're adorable. So let's get started by kind
of a quick review of what comes in our GO! Qube Mix
and Match 4 inch Block, because that's the
foundation that we're going to build off of. Again, that GO!
Qube Block is going to contain eight dies, each
with a different shape on them. The shapes are numbered
1 through eight, and those shapes will
all work together to build over 72
different quilt blocks Right now, our Mix
and Match blocks now come in six different sizes. A 4 inch finished block,
six inch, eight inch, 9 inch finished block, a 10 inch
finished block and a 12 inch finished block. Each contain the same eight
basic geometric shapes. They're numbered
the exact same way. They just come in different
sizes right. The Mix and Match system is based
on that four patch layout. So no matter what
size you're working with, if you put four of
shape number one together, you'll get that
size finished block. Right. That means with the
4 inch size, if you want a 4 inch finish block when
it's sewn into your project. Right you're going to
have like four of shape number one, that's
going to make your inch finish block. These
eight basic shapes. Also, we're going to work with
our Companion Set Corners. Right. So let's
take a closer look at that Companion Set Corners
and what's inside that box. Perfect. So let's
open up the box. So the first thing
you're going to notice, quilters, is that it comes in
this great storage container, which we love, we love. It's going to store
your die correctly. It's going to
allow you to put it on your shelf in
your sewing room, comes in a really neutral color. You're going to stay organized
and look good at the same time. You want to pull out
the skinny one first, because that's going to allow
you to be able to pull out this block next. That's right. All right. So this block of
dies, look at this. Alright. So each die is numbered,
each pocket is numbered and each pocket has an image
of the die that goes in it. Right. It's really going to
help you stay organized. OK, so it has shapes nine,
which are chisels. Right, there's one here. Yep 10 is our signature
block, 11.1 in 11.2. This is our bow tie shape and
this is our 1/2 square triangle shape. These work together
to make bow ties. OK, so let's take a look at
how the pieces really work. Yeah. So here's our chisel. OK, and this is a
directional shape. It is. So it can be cut with your
fabric either right side up or right side down,
depending on which way you want your chisel to face. Correct. Now, shape number
five, our workhorse it is it's from our
original Mix and Match Qube is going to fit on top. And when we take that
and put that over there with that perfect quarter
inch seam allowance, it's going to make a rectangle. Yes. So that rectangle
is going to be the same size as
who? Shape number eight in our original
Qube. Right. Now, quilters. You see this unit in so many
patterns, but most of you would have a hard time cutting
a rectangle in a square, And then what
you'd have to do is you'd have to mark
the corner from here to here and then have to
sew it and cut it and trim it. Listen, just put it on a die. We've already cut off
the dog ears for you and it's already to go.
Absolutely the next shape is going
to be the signature block and that is this
shape right here. It's one of Pam's
favorite. It is one of my favorites. And I really like it because
you can make the signature blocks all different. And the outside shape number
fives can all be the same, or you can vice versa it. But I just think it's
such a versatile block. You can get so many
different looks with it. And I love it in this shape. I do. And once you sew all those pieces
together, remember quilters, we've cut off the dog ears. So from this corner
to this corner is a perfect quarter inch seam. When you saw it all together,
it's going to equal shape number One. perfect. Well, the next two
shapes work together. OK, so these are our bow tie
and 1/2 square triangle unit. Now, this is a very
small half square triangle. It's super, super small
and so cute. And you can put these units together. So this little one is
actually a half inch finished half square triangle and you can
put these units together to make a snowball. Right, or a bow tie. Look at how fun that is. Look how fun. And again, Erica, with these. Tiny little pieces,
we can make sure that you're pressing
your seams open. Absolutely, because
otherwise you're going to have too
much bulk right there. Now, one last thing
we want to show you, because I just couldn't help
myself because it was so cute. I made this little one
inch finished pinwheel out of the half inch, finished
1/2 square triangle. And Pam put a quarter here so
you could really appreciate how big it is.
So you could see how small it is. So Quilters, these are perfect shapes if you
want to do like mini quilts. And I just truly love these tiny
little 1/2 square triangles. They're my favorite. I just think this 4 inch size
is going to expand your design possibilities. So much. So much. So much. So now that we've
met the shapes, let's put them in action in
our GO! Hillside Village Table Runner. Now, this is our adorable
little runner over here, and it's a free downloadable
pattern from accuquilt.com. Now you're going to be making
just two different blocks for this project. So it's going to come
together really quickly. So what you need is the chisel
shape, which is right here, shape number nine. Right. And we're going
to need our signature black, one of my favorites,
which is shape number 10. Then you're also going
to need shape number five from the original Qube,
those 1/2 square triangles. Right so let's cut some chisels. Now as we
mentioned earlier, the chisel is a
directional shape. It is. So for this project, we've got
a little sample block here. We need the chisels facing
opposite directions. So we need all the
light pink ones facing one way and all the
dark pink facing the other way. Right. So you've
got a tip for us. I do. So what you're going
to do, quilters, is you're going to measure
from here to here at a quarter of an inch of either side. And you want to make sure that
you're putting one piece up and the other piece down.
So all your light pink are going to be facing up, the dark
is going to go facing down. Right. So you won't be able
to fan fold with this. Right and next, I'm
going to go here to this little small one
which we opened first. It comes with a pattern book
quilters, and your 6 by 6 cutting mat. Perfect. Because what happens if you try
to use without a mat? absolutely nothing. Nothing. OK, so I'm going
to put the mat on top now. Now quilters, and this
comes on a 6 by 6 die board so it can fit in any
of our cutters, including our GO! Me And we prepped our fabric for
this by measuring just a 1/4 inch over on either side. You can cut a strip,
however you want to do that, you're going
to be in great shape. So I gave it a
little love and then I'm going to slide
this mat right off don't lift. Because it's a
little bit staticky here. So now look at this, quilters. You're going to see that
our pink ones are facing up and then our maroon ones are
facing the other direction. Perfect. So the next thing, the
other block that we're making is going to be with
our signature block. Right so we're going to cut
with our signature black. And you could do a
shift method on this if you wanted to. or you could fan fold
because it isn't a directional shape. Right. so we we're just
going to cut one today. So we've again, measured around
about a quarter of an inch. All right. Put our cutting mat on top. But again, quilters, you
could cut a strip fan back and forth. Yep. you could. OK, there we go. Great. Give it a little love. Slide that mat. Don't lift. and look at this
one little signature block.
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And then the last
thing that we need is our workhorse from
our Mix and Match Qube, our shape number five. Now, this is a great die. It cuts eight shapes on the die. But we didn't need that many. We didn't. We didn't. So what we did was we
measured from here to here where that blade is add
a quarter of an inch. And we just subcut our
fabric because we didn't need all of those for today.
That's right. OK, so remember, it's
only going to cut where there's fabric and a mat. It's not going to hurt your mat. Not going to die. That's right. All right. Put it on my mat. Run it through again. And at this point, once
you get these pieces done, you're going to be ready to sit
and do some real great chain piecing. So. I would suggest
stacking up your fabrics. So, taking those
pieces, stacking them up and so that you can lay them
out like we've got them here Listen! We can't lose any
of these little tiny pieces! I know! They're so small. So we're going to lay these out. Of course, our dark green is
going to go on either side. Right and then
we've got the light Pink is going to go on the dark. Yes. And the dark is
going to go on the light. Perfect. And I'm going to chain piece
this together really quickly for you. And we've got our
two blocks there. Now Quilters, Erica and
I, we're always going to tell you to lay
out your blocks to make sure that you lay them out
correctly and then you can do what Erica's doing. And you can just
chain piece for days. That's right. I'm also going to tell
you to make a test block. Yes. That way,
you can figure out how the pieces work
together, how to sew them. but again, we're going
to press our seams open. And as many times as I've
done something with chisels and know that they're
directional shapes, that doesn't mean,
unfortunately, that I always get them cut the right way. So really, we really do
hope that you do that test. Well, yes. And notice how Erica
is just chain piecing which is one of my
favorite things to do. OK, so I'm going to do this.
I'm gonna cut a couple of these off. Now the green ones, I'm going to go ahead while
you're pressing the pink ones. And I'll have you
hand me my pressing mat. I will do that. My mason jar. There you go. Thank you. So again, Erica. How am I going to
press my seams? You're going to press them open. These are such small
shapes and it's going to really help
you reduce that bulk. It really will. I love this little iron. It's perfect for
these little shapes. Anybody getting a 4 inch
cube needs one of these. I think. Now I know normally, I'm a
big pressed to the dark side kind of gal. But again, we're going to
press these open, right. And then this piece is
going to be, this block is going to go together. Right like this. I'm going to go ahead. Look how fun that is. It is. And when you line it up, these are the only two blocks we need. And I just like to turn
back my corner and peek and make sure that I'm going
to have my points together. Yes, it saves me
in the long run. It does, a little frustration
there and even I with these little pieces
don't really pin that much. You know. Now they
just go together. So well because we've
cut off the dog ears and they're just
going to line up. They are. So here we go. How quick is this? You're going to be able to make
one of these for every season. Here you go. Now, quilters, once our
blocks are all done, and pressed, you want to lay them out
according to the pattern and you're going to be
sewing them together in rows of threes. And then sew you're
rows together. So we're going to sew the
short rows first instead of the long rows
It'll go together better for you. I was going to say it gets a
little less wonky if we sew from the short to the-
that's right and then our border is cut with our
1 and 1/2 inch strip die. And the cornerstones, the
hot pink blocks in the corners are going to be cut
from shape number two, which is back in
our Mix and Match Qube. After that, your top is done. Once that top is done,
you want to layer that top with the batting
and the backing. You want to pin and baste or
and quilt as desired, bind it with your favorite method. And don't forget to
miter those corners. Quilters, we know
that you're going to enjoy making the GO!
Hillside Village Table Runner. And so many other projects
using the 4 inch Qube Companion Set Corners because
it AccuQuilt, we help you cut time
so you can quilt more.
