How to "translate" a pattern into Accuquilt use

 Hey everyone, 

The other day I shared this adorable quilt by Amanda Niederhauser of Jedi Craft Girl in my Facebook group and told members they would have to "translate " the rotary cutting instructions into Accuquilt language if they wanted to use that system. But then someone pointed out to me that they wouldn't even know where to begin, so I thought a little post about how to go about it might be useful!

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( photo from https://www.jedicraftgirl.com )

Amanda provided all the instructions for rotary cutting, but if you have an Accuquilt system you want to use it, right?

Even though there are probably other dies you could use to recreate this quilt, I am going to focus on using the Qube system for this, because many people seem to own one or more of those. If you DO NOT own a Qube, read on, because I do have some other suggestions for you!

Here is the block component of this quilt:

( photo by Amanda Niederhauser)

And here is how it was put together:

(photo by Amanda Niederhauser)

So for each ENTIRE pinwheel block, you need to sew 4 4-patch blocks that each contain 3 regular squares and one Half Square Triangle. Easy-peasy, and oh so quick with any Qube!

Just grab your die No. 1 and die No. 3 and you have all you need.

Cut your fabric into squares and triangles and sew them together. Amanda made 144 squares and 48 half square triangles. ( By the way, you can make things really easy for yourself by placing a white background square on top of your chosen pinwheel fabrics ( right sides facing)and then cutting those on your HST die: now they are ready to sew immediately!

Go back to Amanda's FREE tutorial ( click) and follow her instructions for the putting together of the blocks ( you want to make sure to orient your HSTs the correct way to end up with pinwheels!).

Depending on what size squares and half square triangle dies YOU have, your blocks might end up being a slightly different size than Amanda's, but that doesn't matter at all. This quilt has no borders so after assembling your blocks into a quilt top you are ready to layer, quilt, and bind it!

Now, what if you do not have a Qube? Do you have the Value Die (click)? It is included when you buy the Go! so a lot of people already own it. It contains the 2 shapes you need for this quilt ( the 2 smaller ones on the left) :

Or how about the Churn Dash die ( click)? 

It also contains a square and hst that you can use! 

Just look through your dies and see what you can find!

And p.s. the EASIEST way to tell which shapes will work together is to cut them from paper, trim off the 1/4" seam allowances, and then put them together. That is what I did for one of my Qubes and now I have a little box of papers I can pull out and play with whenever I want to try out a new block design!

So that is how you can translate a pattern you like. Figuring out how much fabric you will need will take some figuring, but you can guestimate by looking at what the original patterns use, and then comparing their block sizes to what you will be using. If your block sizes are triple, count on the amount of fabric also being tripled.

I hope this is helpful information! But do let me know if you have any questions!

And if you would like to join my Facebook group that I made especially for Accuquilt users, you are very welcome! Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/madewithaccuquiltsupportgroup.

If you are interested in getting a Qube, here is a link to the Accuquilt site where you can check them all out: Accuquilt Qube system ( click). And if you have any questions about the system, please join my Facebook group, where we address these kinds of questions, and where I have posted videos about the Qubes, and lots of other dies as well.

Until next time~happy creating!

Monique