go! cutter.

so the peeps over at accuquilt blessed me with my very own go! cutter.
{remember???}

well i've had some time to play with it...
& now it's time for a rachel-ish review.



likes:
holy cow to cutting out a WHOLE quilt within a few minutes.
pieces are spot on precise. every. single. time.
a very fun, safe way to include your kiddos.
it's SO easy a caveman can do it.

dislikes:
fabric waste can happen if you aren't using your resourceful "a" game.
applique shapes need to be a bit bigger if you use needle turn method.
although the strip cutter is handy...i'm totally spoiled by moda precuts.



overall review:
i highly recommend scoring your own go! cutter.
especially if cutting fabric is your least fav part of quilting.

unfinished doll quilt stats:
size = 18" square
fabric = arabella by pat sloan for p&b textiles
tumbler die used.
critters die used.
2 1/2" strip die used.
{strips = not pictured.}

p.s. keep your eyes open...
i'm gonna give one of these bad boys to ONE lucky p.s. i quilt reader.
:O)

maybe is maybe.

so apparently i really like martinique.
at sample spree i scored these lovelies.

a martinique fat quarter bundle.
a martinique jelly roll.
& a martinique layer cake.

they just sit on a shelf and look pretty.
maybe one of these days i'll untie that ribbon.

i said maybe.
*wink*

peer pressure.

i decided to jump aboard the "i can't live without hope valley" train.
i advise all yall to join the rest of us.
it's SUPER delish.

i have NO clue what quilt this is going to turn into.
any suggestions???

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simply sweet.

so once upon a time i was surfing around on the fat quarter shop.

yall know how it goes...
you add a million things to your cart.
wish like crazy you could afford one of everything.
then you hit "x" when your cart makes you wanna throw up cause it's SO full.

yeah.
yall totally understand, right?!?!

well these lovlies have been in & out of my cart for like ever.
and now they're mine all mine.
{thanks camille for showing yours. it was the push i needed.}

aren't they the perfect spring{ish} fabrics???
they're even yummier in real life.
promise.

i have NO clue what i'm going to create with them.
right now i just want them to sit there & look pretty.

what would yall make with a stack of simply sweet fat quarters???
help a girl out.

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if...

if you had a $50 gift certificate to the fat quarter shop,

what would you buy???

spill the beans.

inquiring minds want to know.

"wishing i was at market" retail therapy.

me=ohio.

market=pennsylvania.

{only 3 hours away!!!}
so here i sat totally bummed.

and then it happened...

i got a little package via the fat quarter shop!!!

yayyy!!!

i just ♥ how they package their stuff!!!

everything in the bottom three pics came from them.

{compliments of momma...thanks again momma.}

now about that top pic...

i may have made a little pit stop into the local quilt shop today.

i may have bought a glace charm pack.

and i may have bought some shangri la yardage.

but yall can't prove it though!!!

infact, this blog post will self destruct in 10.5 seconds.

75 days ago...

75 days ago was when i bought this fabric.

{see above photo.}

and i haven't bought ANY fabric since then.

not even ONE tiny fat quarter!!!

i'm looking at my receipt from 75 days ago:

joann fabrics

12 items bought.

@$65

well guess what!!!

i broke the bank today, because i needed a fabric fix in the WORST way.

today's receipts:

connecting threads

24 items bought.

@$206

~~~

pat sloan

1 item bought.

@$25

~~~

grand total:

@$230

{insert happy face here!!!}

just thought i'd let yall know.

can't wait until those boxes get here!!!

yall can expect pictures of all my goodies

{in about 5-7 days}