Description
Festive holiday folk art is at your fingertips with this whimsical die by world renowned artist, Sue Spargo. This die makes it easy to cut and create designs from her Tinsel book, and so much more without tedious tracing and hand cutting. With this die you can cut a wide variety of material in a flash including wool, felt and fused cotton.
Use the FREE GO! Tinsel #4 & #9 by Sue Spargo Embroidery Designs ($22 value) download available to finish your project. Each shape includes motif, blanket and satin stitches. The FREE download will automatically be added to your shopping cart with the purchase of the GO! Tinsel #4 & #9 die by Sue Spargo.
About Sue Spargo
Born in Zambia and educated in South Africa, Sue Spargo draws creative inspiration from the vibrant colors and energy of traditional African designs, as well as the diverse environments she has experienced across England and the United States. Working in rich, saturated palettes, she layers hand dyed wools, fabrics, and stitchery to create contemporary folk-art quilts with embroidery. An international author and teacher, Sue offers workshops, publications, and a curated range of threads, fabrics, and kits through suespargo.com, a family-run business dedicated to supporting makers worldwide.
AQ Cutting Mat Required: GO! Cutting Mat, 6 in. x 12 in. (15.2 cm x 30.4 cm)
How to Die Cut GO! Tinsel #4 & #9 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.
- Tree #4: Cut and fuse one 4 1/2" square. Place on selected blade and cut. Cut 8 trees across the width of fabric. One yard of 40" wide fabric cuts 64 trees.
- Tree #9: Cut and fuse one 4 3/4" x 4 1/2" rectangle. Place on selected blade and cut. Cut 8 trees across the width of fabric. One yard of 40" wide fabric cuts 56 trees.
- Small Shapes: Place scraps on blade and cut.
Why Quilters Love the GO! Tinsel #4 & #9 Die:
- Sue Spargo is a pattern designer that layers hand dyed wools, fabrics, and stitchery to create vibrant contemporary folk-art quilts with embroidery inspiration from her birthplace, Zambia. She is an international author and teacher offering a variety of products through her family-run business.
- The GO! Tinsel #4 & #9 die is a festive addition to your die collection, perfect for holiday projects or adding a little glamor to any design. Easily make cozy quilts, warm hats or cheerful décor to dazzle this winter.
- No templates required. The GO! Tinsel #4 & #9 die includes nineteen applique shapes that are difficult to cut by hand.
- Quickly and easily cut four of each pre-fused applique shapes in one pass through the cutter (fusible counts as one half layer of fabric).
- Cut Tinsel shapes out of a variety of fabrics: cotton, batiks, wool, felt, flannel, fleece, Cuddle® fabrics and more!
- Charm Square-friendly
- Includes free embroidery download with 3 stitches ($22 value) and find hand embroidery instructions in Sue Spargo's Tinsel Book.
- Free pattern downloads available to get you started.
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.