[Nfb-krafters-korner] quilting question

Sat Apr 21 04:12:57 UTC 2018

Since I have gotten the Sizzix machine, I haven't had much time to work with it. I have only played with some of the dies & cardstock. I don't have any Acuquilt dies, just watched a lot of the Sizzix quilting videos on YouTube. From the description that you & Joyce have given of the various Acuquilt machines, they sound very similar. I do know that most dies for the different die machines can work with the Sizzix big shot, but not all dies will work with the Acuquilt.

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Courtney, tell us all about the Sizzix and the Accu quilt dies that you have used please. Have you made anything with them yet? Wanting to know in case I want to get that for crafting classes I may hold at our regional
Center in Tuscumbia
Jill
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For something a little less expensive, you can purchase a Sizzix big shot machine&use the Acuquilt dies with it. I learned a lot about this by llistening to YouTube videos. Check out the Sizzix channel&the quilting videos. ________________________________ From: Nfb-krafters-korner on behalf of Joyce Kane via Nfb-krafters-korner Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 3:08:54 PM To: 'List for blind crafters and artists' Cc: blindhands at aol.com Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] quilting question I have no light perception so my world is darker then black. I had sewn up until I went blind 20 years ago. I ran a business from my home and used a sewing machine since I was 11 years old up to age 46 when I woke up from surgery in total darkness. It was a slow process coming out of the surgery that caused my blindness and learning how to do things without sight. I did start back on my basic straight stitch Singer Feather Weight machine which was the first machine that I purchased at the age of 16. After
 a lot of trial and errors and the fact that I had all the time in the world now I started my way to learn how I could get back sewing and how to learn more about quilting. The cutting was a challenge. Now let me say my Mom had retired at the age of 66 and that is when she got into quilting. The help that I got from my Mom was, "You can't do that, you can't see". She felt I really couldn't do quilting and sewing and learn hand quilting, but I was determined, "Yes, I can!" Let's jump ahead know as it did take time and the tools I use today was quite out of my money range back 18 years ago. A year after I went blind I went out and purchased a new Bernina sewing machine and had a dealer that was willing to teach me the machine. I had a lot of hours behind a sewing machine and used my experience on learning this new machine. I learn to cut shapes out with a rotary cutter and had gotten shapes and rulers with grids in it to use. Finally maybe 10 years back the Accuquilt Cutter and quilt d
ies came down in price and I started saving and started collecting my array of dies. This is what opened up my world to accomplish so much without sighted help. When I first found out about the Accuquilt.The starting off price ticket on it was $599.95. This was the "Go" model. They had the faithful quilt shop studio model which was a few more hundred dollars and the dies for the go were just starting out and the studio dies ran between $100 to $200 and up. Within 10 years they have consintrated on the "Go" dies and and have hundreds of them now. The prices of the Go has come down to the mid $200's and even the dies run from $30 to under $100 for the larger dies. They have also done some combination dies, Log cabin, Ohio Star, etc. No problem cutting things out. Just take a die lay your fabric on it [up to 6 layers-depending on thickness], put the cutting guard on top of this and with the Go, you need to push it into the center and there is a crank handle that you turn and it goe thru
 and cuts the shapes out for you precisely. There are like blades inside the dies and encased in this protected foam and when you turn the hanble it makes these plades come up&cut the fabric. With normal use and care the blades will not cut your fingers unless you intensionally push your fingers or hand down on the dies. They made this for the sighted world, but little did they know they opened up a old time crafting skill for the visually impaired/Blind. As far as hand quilting there are 1/4 " guides that you can find to help you. I tell people, I put a lot of feeling into my quilts." I invite you to come to our Monday Night Chat, April 23 at 7:30 PM Eastern as I am hosting a chat on Shapes that make up quilt blocks. All come from the Accuquilt dies. 605 475 4000 code 966659# Joyce Kane www.KraftersKorner.org<http://www.KraftersKorner.org> -----Original Message----- From: Nfb-krafters-korner On Behalf Of Jamie Prater via Nfb-krafters-korner Sent: Friday, April 20, 2018 3:04 PM To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org C
c: Jamie Prater Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] quilting question Hi, I am totally blind and have almost no sighted help. How does anyone in this situation learn to quilt and make a quilt? How do you cut the shapes and sew the pieces together and other skills necessary to make a quilt? My sighted friends are wondering how this is possible and they quilt but use a sew machine for a lot of their work. Any light on this subject would be very greatly appreciated. Thanks and have a blessed day. _______________________________________________ Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org Division Website: http://www.krafterskorner.org Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/NFB-Krafters-Division/269246643109571 Krafters-Korner Blog http://krafterskorner.org/ "Follow NFB Krafters Korner on Twitter: Our Handle is @craftingblind Don't have a Twitter account? You can still follow Krafters Korner on Twitter
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