Hi 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 Companion Set Angles, 4 inch Finished. 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. Plus, Erica, we want
to show our viewers how to use them to make
this really cute pattern called GO! Fractured Textiles. It's a fun weekend
wall hanging project. Absolutely so let's get started
by reviewing those shapes that come in the Mix and
Match 4 inch block, because that's really the
foundation we're building. Indeed indeed. Now, the GO! Qube
Mix and Match Block contains eight dies with
eight different shapes, a different one on every die. They're numbered 1 through 8. And those eight shapes
will work together to help you build over 72
quilt block designs. It's amazing. It's amazing. Now, our Mix and Match
Qube Blocks now come in six different sizes, a 4 inch
finish block, six, eight, nine, 10 inch finish block and
a 12 inch finish block. Remember, quilters each contain
the same eight basic shapes numbered the same way. They're just in different sizes. The Mix and Match system is
based on a 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
sized finish block. That means that
with a 4 inch size you get a 4 inch finish block when
it's sewn into your project. Now, if you were to
sew four of shape number two together, you
would get one of shape, number one and
again four of shape number one will make our 4 inch
finish block, but the eight shapes are going to work together with
that Companion Set Angles, too. So we want to take a closer look
at those Companion shapes. All right, Erica,
let's open one up Oh, let's. All right. So the first thing you're going
to notice about our Companion Set Angles is that it comes
in a storage container. Right it's going to allow you
to store your die correctly, be able to put your die back
where they belong and it'll look great on your shelf. Yes now you want to pull
the skinny one first. And inside we have a cutting
mat and a pattern book. Right. So already you're ready set to go. Now, the next one, we're going
to pull out our bigger folder and open it up. Just like this. Yes. Ta da! Now, just like in all of our
other Companion Set Angles, this has shapes
13, 14, 15 and 16. It includes the triangle in
a square center, the triangle in a square sides, our kite shape
and our trapezoid shape. So let's take a look at
how these pieces actually work together. All right. So we're going to start
with we start with 13. That is our triangle
in a square center. So right here you see that. And it's an isosceles triangle. So you want to make sure it's
laying on the short side. That's right. Then shape number 14 is
actually going to be the sides. Right so you're going
to do is put one on this side and
another on this side and look how we built
in that quarter inch seam. It's going to sew
together perfectly and it's going to
equal one of number one. So this basic unit
isn't so many designs. Yes you see it in a
lot of star designs. It can give you the
illusion of a curve without actually being a curve
like in the storm at sea. And again, when
it's sewn together, it's going to be the
same size as shape number One from back in our
mix and match block. Excellent now, I love
that you can also use those sides together to
make them a half rectangle. Right so we would take this
out and again, we'd have them cut the right way
and we're going to talk about how to cut
these in just a minute. We are. And that would equal a rectangle
the size of number eight, right in the original Qube. And again, if we sew
two of these together, two rectangles together, it
would equal shape number one. That's right. Those same side pieces will
fit on either side of our kite piece over there that you have. So, again, just like with
our other shapes, when we put these sides on to
either side of the kite piece, sew them together with our
quarter inch seam allowance, we're making one of
shape number one. Oh, it's just so beautiful. And then the final
shape in our Companion Set Angles is a trapezoid. I have never cut a
trapezoid without a die. I know. Me either. I see this so often in patterns. Right so we're going to move
some of our pieces again. So with this one, you're going
to actually use shape number five from that original
Qube, our workhorse, our little workhorse, our
1/2 square triangle, and then our larger 1/2 square triangle. And that's shape number three. Right and, ta da, when you so
all those pieces together, it's going to equal
shape number one. You're right. So you'll find units like
this in so many patterns. So think about how you would
be making this unit if you didn't have the dies. So you'd be starting
with two larger squares. You'd be drawing a line
from corner to corner, you'd be sewing,
you'd be trimming, you'd be cutting them
apart, pressing, trimming. Then you'd need a small square. Right you'd go in
the corner, you do the same thing over again. That's a lot of wasted
time and fabric. I agree. I agree. Now with our dies,
you're going to be cutting just what you need. And we've already cut off
the dog ears for you. So from this point
here to this point here is a perfect
quarter inch seam. And I love that, don't you? I absolutely do. So we also want to show you
how these shapes work together to make our Fractured
Textile well hanging. So this pattern is available as
a free download on AccuQuilt.com All right. Now, quilters, for
this project, we're going to be using
a variety of dies. So first, we need
shape number four, which are corner square triangles. You've got some cut already. We have some cut already
shaped number six, which is that great square on point. Yes and those are found
both from the GO! Qube Mix and Match 4 inch Block. Right. Now, alongside that, we're going
to cut triangle in a square. So we'll pull this die out,
triangle and the square sides, So we'll put that out. And our kite center. there you go. Perfect all right. So I'm going to
put these away. Now from our little thin folder. We're going to pull out
our cutting mat, right. So we are all ready to go now. You'll find all the cutting
directions in the pattern. And we've already got a
few of our shapes cut. We've got our
square on point cut. Let's get some of
these out of the way. We'll move them for you. There we go. So we've got our
square on point cut. We've got some quarter
square triangles cut. OK, and before we
go any further, we've got some tips on cutting
some of our other pieces. And I think you've
got a tip on how to cut that triangle and
a square center. right. So this is our first pro-tip And I want to show you how to
save fabric by doing our cut and flip method. OK, so what you're
going to do is you're going to start by
measuring from here to here of our triangle and
add a 1/4 of an inch on either side of the shape. Now, Erica, typically
we tell our quilters that what we want to do is
fan fold back and forth. Right but when you
do that, you're going to waste all of
this fabric around here. So what I'm going to
do is you can always cut six layers of cotton. So you could stack
your six layers here. I'm just going to do
one today, all right. And I'm going to put
my cutting mat on. So basically, I'm just coming
right here to the edge. All right. Just barely covering that shape. Put on my cutting mat. Now, listen, don't worry
about this little tail. There are no blades
inside our cutter. They're just in the
die, just in the die. OK, so today I'm on
a 6 by 6 die board We can use it in all of our
cutters, including our GO! Me. So that's what we're gonna use today.
That's right. All right. We want to give our
mat a little bit. A little love. Static built up Yup. Slide our mat, don't lift. So now look, we've cut that
perfect isosceles triangle. Now, instead of fan folding,
I'm going to take my stack and I'm going to flip it. Look at that. Just like that. And I'm going to line
it up right where we've just cut
the previous shape and I'm going to do the method The same thing. You're going to have
hardly any waste at all. Hardly any. This is fantastic. Yeah this is such
a great method. And it works, Erica, for
all of our triangles. That is great. That is a great tip. Take a look. Give it a little love
slide that mat right off. And look, now we've cut
our next isosceles turn. So look at this fabric,
isn't this great? We've hardly wasted any fabric at all That's great. So you would continue
to flip and cut until all of your
triangles finished. Fantastic well, the next
one we want to look at, we've got a different tip
for cutting the kite center. OK, so this is our kite center. We're going to be cutting
both white and black. Oh, OK. Because we need both of
those colors in our Block and we're going to use cut
and shift on this one, right? Alright? Yes all right. So in order to do the cut
and shift method, what we're going to do is the same thing. We're going to measure from
here to here, right, at a quarter of an inch on either side. And I'm going to line up
both pieces of fabric. Right OK, now you can do six
layers if you wanted to. You can. Alright? And again, don't worry about this
little tail, there's no blades. Just a little bit. Yeah just don't folder
it up over the mat. No. Just kind of tuck it in next to it. Exactly. Alright. Here we go. Give it a little love. We're going to slide this mat. Don't lift. Now we've cut our
perfect kite shapes. Perfect. Now, what we're going
to do now instead of turning it around, is we're just going
to shift that fabric over right? We are just like this. Just like that. And we could actually come in
and give it a little trim here. Yep. Just get it out of our way. And again, we're just
barely covering that shape, quilters, put our mat back on
and we're going to cut again. Yep. So, again,
you would continue to do this until all of
your kite shapes were cut. Give it some, love slide
and ta da. Perfect. That's great. I love that. So we've got one last
pro-tip on cutting and it's going to be
about the sides. Right. Now, this is what I call a
directional die, Erica. Yeah, we want to make sure
that we're fan folding our fabric back and forth. If we lay our fabrics
facing up, you're only going to have the
left side and you're going to be cranky about that. Right. You will be. OK. Alright. So we're going to
measure from here to here add a quarter of an inch,
cut our strip and fan fold back and forth
across the shape. OK, perfect. Alright. And again, I'm just
going to make sure that it's covering that
shape, put on our cutting mat and run it through the cutter. That's great. Give it a little love, slide that mat, don't lift. And now, look, we
have cut perfect sides for our kite and our half, our
little isosceles triangles. Perfect OK, well, now we've got
all of our cutting done. So let's look at how to
put this block together. OK. Basically we have
three different units that we're going to build. OK, so we're going to
start in the center and this is going
to be the white kite, and the pink isosceles, ok? And those are going
to go together. Next we've got our kites in the
corner with the side pieces. Right. And then
the third unit are going to be the side pieces. Perfect. OK, so I am
going to tell you that when I sew
this together, I think you want to lay
out your blocks. Always. So it's great for chain piecing, but I would suggest
laying it out so that you've got the pieces
all on the right side and you've got everything
where you need it to go. And I would tell you also
to make a test block just to make sure you cut the
pieces right together. So we want to take a look
at how some of these pieces go together. So, when we were doing our
isosceles and our kite and I want to show the dog
ears, because this is what is so cool
about this. Super slick. They line up just perfectly and
the dog ears are going to fit, and then when you do your
quarter inch seam allowance at your machine, it's going to
line up just perfectly for you when you find your foot pedal. There you go. And I'm going to
tell you quilters, that you want to
press your seams open. Yes, yes. I've got another one over here. So now look at how Erica's
just chain piecing for days. I'm just gonna chain piece those. And then the next
piece that we're going to go ahead and lay out
is going to be the black kite. And we're going to put
the side corners on that. Pam, if you can get
that laid out for me, I'll get this sewn. And just do
one side at a time, quilters so that it lines up. But again, look, we've cut off
those dog ears, from this point here to this point here is
a perfect quarter inch seam. Perfect, OK. And look how easy. You could just chain piece
this together, right? I'm going to get
this going, and then I would want to give
that a little press before I went ahead and
sewed my next piece on. So I'm going to
hand these to you and get our pressing supplies. Excellent. Excellent. Alright. Then we can look at how we're
going to build that side piece. And this is a
great construction. So I want to lay
this out for you. So we've got our, triang-
our center pieces. And again, we're
going to build it just kind of like
it's like a pinwheel, like a pinwheel block, almost. You're right. And we'll have the
other 2 over there. That'll be our center. Now, this side piece that you
see is our square on point. This is so clever Erica, I never even thought about
piecing it together like this. I didn't either I love this. Then we're using our quarter
square triangles now. Quarter square
triangles can be tricky. Right? They can you want to make
sure that you lay them out correctly. Now, this is shape number
four because they're quarter square triangles. That's right. From the GO! Qube
Mix and Match Block. And the last part of this unit, And Erica, this is so clever. I never thought about having to do this. It really is. Will
be our square on point, which is shaped number
six from our Qube. And Erica is going
to show you how to put all the quarter
square triangles together. And the key is you
want to be sure you're keeping that outside
edge, which is going to be your lengthwise grain, you want to keep that pointing
the correct direction. So that's going to help
you keeping it straight. So how you're going
to get started is sewing your pieces that
are across from each other. So we're going to
sew these pieces on either side, or these
pieces on either side, because then we're
going to be constructing 1/2 square triangle units,
basically. Go on the other side. Correct. so I'm going to go
ahead and get these sewn on. And see quilters, this is so important,
why you just need to lay out your block. You just need
to lay it out or just lay it out and leave one laid out. And again, Erica, this
is a great block that You could do chain piecing on.
You really can. When I was making my block,
I laid it out like that so that I could keep track. I just laid one out all the way
and then sewed my other pieces. So there's the first one. Now, this piece is going to go
kind of the opposite direction Right. Now quilters, it's really
important that you treat those quarter square
triangles like quarter squares. Now, once you've
made nine blocks and that's all you're going to
need for your entire project. So total weekend project. You can just make it really
fast and easy. It's really fun. So we've got that now we've got one piece that
I had already pressed out. There we go. That was going to fit in. And we've got our
other pieces here. We're going to sew
these two together. OK. I'll give you just one to press Yes, we had those
two sewn together. We have these sewn together. They're going to go all together
and make our unit right here. And this is, again,
you want to make sure you're pressing
your seams open because these are tiny,
tiny, little, pieces. They are tiny, tiny little pieces. And again, when I
say laying your pieces out, we want to make
sure we're keeping that we're sewing the right
part of that quarter square together. Yes. How often have you done that? More time than I'm
ever going to admit. So many times. So many times. More times than I'm
going to admit. So this is why we this
is why we laid them out, because we get confused. OK, these together. Now you're
a big fan of the 6 inch block, so you must be loving the
the four inch Qube. I love the 4 inch Qube! OK, is there anything cuter
than that little kite shape? I'll tell you what, darling.
here's another little pro-tip that we're going to talk about. When you're sewing
those sides to that kite shape, you want to start from the wide end
to the narrow end and pressure seems open, wide end to the narrow end because our pieces are so little.
Right. And these would
go on either side when they get pressed open,
we're good to go. Ta da, ta da. So there we go, right there. I love that you could
use that for borders. You could. There are so many uses for that.
I really, really like the look. So our block, when you
get all your pieces done, you're going to sew your
three rows together. You're done! Right now. The slashing is going to be
cut with your 2 and 1/2 inch strip die. and you'll sew
your rows together. Top, bottom, sashing
strips from the same die. Right. just like you see
at the border press. Well, your top is done. And to finish your
project, you want to lay the top with your
batting and backing, pin or baste, and then quilt is desired. You want to make sure you bind
it with your favorite method. And don't forget to
miter those corners. Absolutely. We know
you're going to enjoy making the GO! Fractured
Textiles Wall Hanging along with many, many other projects
using the GO! Qube 4 inch Companion Set Angles because
at AccuQuilt, we help you cut time, so you can quilt more.
