Edyta Sitar is known for her amazing quilts—and now you can appliqué her signature shape with the GO! Butterfly die. The die is specially designed for 10" pre-cut squares, to cut your butterfly shapes and as a background square for your finished butterfly block. Have fun!Create garden scenes by coordinating with other GO! flower and leaf shapes.
Product Details
AQ Cutting Mat Required: GO! Cutting Mat, 5 in. x 10 in. (12.7 cm x 25.4 cm)
How to Die Cut Butterfly Shapes:
Apply fusible web product to the wrong side of the fabric, following manufacturer’s instructions, before cutting for fusible appliqué. Place fabric on die right sides together to cut pairs.
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Upper Wing: Cut and fuse 4 5/8" x 4" rectangles. Layer on selected blade and cut. Cut 10 upper wings across the width of fabric. One yard of 40" wide fabric cuts 70 upper wings.
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Lower Wing: Cut and fuse 4 3/8" x 3 7/8" rectangles. Layer on selected blade and cut. Cut 10 lower wings across the width of fabric. One yard of 40" wide fabric cuts 80 lower wings.
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Body: Place scraps on blade and cut.
Why Quilters Love the GO! Butterfly Die:
- Edyta Sitar is known for her amazing quilts – and now you can appliqué her signature shape with the GO! Butterfly die.
- No template required. The GO! Butterfly die includes applique shapes that are typically difficult to cut by hand.
- The GO! Butterfly die works great with pre-fused, pre-cut 10" squares fanfolded or cut in half to cut an entire butterfly in one pass thru the cutter (fusible counts as one half layer of fabric).
- Create garden scenes by coordinating butterfly with other GO! flower and leaf shapes.
- Cut butterfly shapes out of a variety of fabrics: cotton, batiks, wool, felt, flannel, fleece, Cuddle® fabrics and more!
- Experiment with decorative stitches and threads to finish your butterfly.
- A great way to use up scraps.
- Pattern downloads available to get you started.
- Layer Cake-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.
Machine Compatibility
- Compatible with GO!
- Compatible with GO! Big
- Compatible with GO! Me
- Compatible with Studio
Required Cutting Mat
GO! Cutting Mat, 5 in. x 10 in. (12.7 cm x 25.4 cm)
Related Patterns
- GO! Butterfly Garden Quilt Pattern
- GO! Butterfly Patch Quilt Pattern by Edyta Sitar
