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Kristin from Marketing here to share my two cents about the Acorn Precision Piecing Starter Kit! 

Alex was so excited about the Precision Piecing Products at QuiltMarket in Portland that I couldn't wait to try them. When we got the Kit into the store a few days ago, I decided to put it to the test by making a miniature nine-patch quilt, where each "patch" was 3/4 of an inch finished. I had never made a miniature quilt before, so I knew I would be putting the products through their paces.

My tiny quilt came out great (see it below) and I liked the Precision Piecing Starter kit so much that I kept it! 
 

What did I love about using the Precision Piecing Products?

• My nine patch blocks truly did come out precise, with square squares and matching seams! 
• The glue really held the fabrics together with no slipping (I always get slipping with pins). It's not messy, and I had no trouble getting just the right amount to come out. It didn't soak through the fabric, and it was easy to pull the fabric apart after setting the glue if I needed to. The glue washes out, so it was nice not to have to worry about getting it any place where I didn't want it. 
• The pen was easy to fill and use, and it was also not messy. The Pressing solution made the seams lie completely flat and a little bit stiff, and this made my tiny blocks pretty easy to assemble.
• My sewing machine stitched through the dried glue like it was nothing, and it did not gunk up the needle. Plus, no pins! Pinning small blocks can be fiddly, and I loved that I didn't have to pull out pins as I stitched or risk running over a pin. 
• Once I got going, the process was quick and easy. Dotting the glue is much faster than pinning, and the pressing is fast too. Overall the process added a very small amount of time to my project, but the results were definitely worth it.
• You can make a lot with the kit. I initially thought that 1 oz of glue wouldn't last long, but you use such a small amount at a time that it goes pretty far. My small quilt didn't even begin to make a dent in it!

If you aren't familiar with Precision Piecing Products, watch the video below to see how they work.