Denim circles
09-18-2016, 07:13 AM
#12
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: East Tennessee
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I don't have one because I am afraid that I would waste a lot of fabric using one. I made 2 denim circle quilts and cut all of the circles by hand. 306 circles on each quilt...
I used a circle template and marked the jeans and cut them out with a scissors with a spring. I was not in a rush just marked and cut while I watched tv. I could get the most of my jeans material
good luck I like how the circle quilts turn out
I used a circle template and marked the jeans and cut them out with a scissors with a spring. I was not in a rush just marked and cut while I watched tv. I could get the most of my jeans material
good luck I like how the circle quilts turn out
09-18-2016, 07:28 AM
#13
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Tri-Cities, Washington
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I just saw an episode on Nancy's Notions using the circle cutter but not with denim. I think she used starch to stiffen the fabrics before using the Olfa circle cutter. She was not using denim although I've also seen a video of that process. Love the look but I don't think I have the patience. If it were me though I'd use the small rotary cutter and go around a jar or lid or something I find around the house that is the right size. How do you deal with the denim edges so they don't ravel? I don't remember that part.
09-18-2016, 10:41 AM
#14
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: California, USA
Posts: 1,318
I did all of my denim circles with a fiskar's circle cutter, the one with the pin. It worked just fine. Before I got that, I used a small rotary cutter with one of those half-circle arc rulers. Anyway you look at it, it is a labor intensive job.
09-19-2016, 09:32 AM
#16
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Location: Rapid City, SD
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I've made 3 mock cathedral window quilts using denim and have 2 more ready to sew together. I used a coffee can lid, drew around the outside with a black marker and used my rotary cutter to cut all the circles. They go really fast.
09-19-2016, 09:39 AM
#17
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Location: Southern USA
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I just bought this one at Walmart for $19.97 It works fine. I haven't tried denim but it does several layers of fabric.
http://www2.fiskars.com/Products/Cra...-Circle-Cutter
I have the Go and circle dies but sometimes not in the size I want.
http://www2.fiskars.com/Products/Cra...-Circle-Cutter
I have the Go and circle dies but sometimes not in the size I want.
Last edited by Onebyone; 09-19-2016 at 09:49 AM.
09-20-2016, 05:43 AM
#18
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan's UP
Posts: 96
find someone to hire it done
We have a lady in our guild that will cut any pattern on her AcuQuilt for an hourly fee. You might inquire at your local quilt shop or at a quilt guild. It was so worth it when I needed 30 birds & wings for a quilt I did several years ago.
09-21-2016, 04:59 AM
#20
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Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
With the fiskar circle cutter, which I too found at Walmart, you need to fold fab in half...might be a bit cumbersome with denim. Also, the circles include 1/4" seam allowance, which is fine, if you need that. So since I have both GO ans sizzix die cutter and Sizzix had a 4" cut (which is what I needed) for $19.99, I ordered and am waiting......but if I did not have the die cutter, I think I would opt for a plexiglass circle template and use rotating mat and small rotary cutter for the denim circles......
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