Get ready to flip your lid – this die allows you to quickly and easily create customized hats for yourself and others. You’ll find yourself inspired to make these as gifts, to use as gift “baskets”, to sell at craft fairs, and more. Once you get started, you won’t want to stop making these fun and useful hats.
Assembly Instructions
AQ Cutting Mat Required: GO! Cutting Mat, 10 in. x 24 in. (25.4 cm x 61 cm)
How to Die Cut Bucket Hat Shapes:
For best cutting results, position fabric on the lengthwise grain (straight of grain) as it goes under the roller. This die is specially designed to cut one complete Bucket Hat in two passes through the GO! or GO! Big fabric cutter.
- To cut one Bucket Hat:
- Fabric Color 1: Fuse fabric with an interfacing like June Tailor® T-Shirt Project Fusible Interfacing. Cut one 7 3/4" square and place it on the Top (circle) shape to cut one shape. Cut four 7" x 4 3/4" rectangles and place them on the Side (straight) shape to cut four shapes. Cut four 8 7/8" x 4 1/4" rectangles and place them on the Brim (curved) shape to cut four shapes.
- Fabric Color 2: Cut one 7 3/4" square and place it on the Top (circle) shape to cut one shape. Cut four 7" x 4 3/4" rectangles and place them on the Side (straight) shape to cut four shapes. Cut four 8 7/8" x 4 1/4" rectangles and place them on the Brim (curved) shape to cut four shapes
Why Quilters Love the GO! Bucket Hat Dies:
- Get creative with your fabric choices to make custom Bucket Hat projects. Great as a themed gift or keep it for your own! Assemble for an unforgettable handmade gift, sure to steal the spotlight at any gathering!
- GO! Bucket Hat is a DIY (“do-it-yourself”) Project die. These are popular shapes of projects that you make for yourself, to give as gifts or to sell.
- GO! Bucket Hat is designed to fit an average adult size.
- Use pattern fabric for the lining to make your GO! Bucket Hat reversible.
- Use the GO! Strip Cutter-2½" (2" Finished) (55017 or 55014) to add a chin strap for windy days.
- Add fusible interfacing product, such as June Tailor ® T-shirt Project Fusible Interfacing, to main fabric for a stiffer hat.
- Die includes seam allowance and notches for easy piecing.
- A great way to use up scraps.
- Includes free pattern downloads to get you started at accuquilt.com/55525.
- Fat Quarter-friendly
AccuQuilt Benefits:
- Cut so much more fabric in less time.
- Get accurate cuts every time -- No slipping rulers or mistakes
- Easiest to use -- Simply place die on cutter, then fabric and cutting mat on top
- Save fabric with Two Tone Foam -- Get more out of your fabric by placing it only over the shape you want to cut.
- Safe to use -- No blades come anywhere near your fingers
Die Tips:
- With some fabrics, after cutting, a thread or two will remain where die blades meet. Snip threads with scissors.
- Blades on some dies are positioned at an angle. Align fabric to edge of shape, not edge of die board.
- Use good quality fabric to reduce fabric stretch.
- It's always a good idea to test cut one shape before cutting many shapes to ensure fabric orientation is correct.
