Do you have/use athe circular attachment to your machine?
07-29-2012, 10:47 AM
#21
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Save money and just tape a regular thumb tack, point up, 1/2 distance from needle will make a circle twice that size and you can use any decorative stitch you want to. Use several strips f tape to prevent the tack from slipping. Play with it, you will be a mazed what all you can do.
I notice that, so far, no one has said, "Gee that thumb tack idea sounds good." So I guess nobody wants to try the homemade solution.
Oh, and I stuck a rubber eraser over the tack to keep the fabric in place while sewing.
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07-29-2012, 10:56 AM
#22
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I decided that I'd prefer using the homemade one instead of spending the 32 for one. I was taught in a class how to use some tape, thumb tack and a pencil eraser (the ones like on top of a auto pencil) and it works great and does the same thing. You just move the thumb tack depending on how large you want your circle and it's universal. I don't mind buying things for my machine but if I don't have to then I don't.
07-29-2012, 10:59 AM
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When I bought my Rocketeer, the first quilt I made was a mock cathedral quilt. The instructions said to cut my fabric into circles and sew them together. I thought, "To heck with trying to sew perfectly around circles! I'll sew them into circles first, then cut them." So I measured out onto my cabinet, put a sticker to mark the spot, and used masking tape to hold a thumb tack point-upward. I put squares on the tack, spun them to be sure all I had the fabric centered well, and hit the pedal. I just watched the stitches go in a perfect circle - over and over and over.
I notice that, so far, no one has said, "Gee that thumb tack idea sounds good." So I guess nobody wants to try the homemade solution.
Oh, and I stuck a rubber eraser over the tack to keep the fabric in place while sewing.
Tate
[ATTACH=CONFIG]352207[/ATTACH]
I notice that, so far, no one has said, "Gee that thumb tack idea sounds good." So I guess nobody wants to try the homemade solution.
Oh, and I stuck a rubber eraser over the tack to keep the fabric in place while sewing.
Tate
[ATTACH=CONFIG]352207[/ATTACH]
07-29-2012, 11:06 AM
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The concept intrigues me but I can't think of things to do it with. You have to have the fabric quite stiff for it to feed properly in a circle. I would have to put stabilizer or wonder under onto the fabric to stitch the edge. If I use a fancy stitch the ends are not going to meet up properly. If I straight stitch the edge then I suppose you could use it for raw edge circles on top of another fabric square and carefully cut away the extra fabric. I could stitch a circle with a dryer sheet on top of the right side and then turn for Drunkard's Path blocks. All the things I think of would make a stiffer appliqué. What am I missing?
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