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.

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.

• 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. 
• 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. 
• 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.