Originally Posted by sisLH
To cmrenno and bluteddi --- I like your ideas on them and will try both as making them those ways sounds much easier. When I am doing the actual attaching of mine is when I have the most difficulty. I pin them nicely and think I am sewing them nicely but they look more like alien circles or weird ovals when I'm done. Any hints there??
Elmer's Washable School Glue is the best if you're appliqueing. After you have made your circle, simply glue it down. When the glue dries (ironing helps), simply sew the circle down.
If you're inserting a circle into the center of a Mariner's Compass, you can cut a circle the correct size in a sheet of freezer paper. Place that carefully on the back of your mariner's compass, iron it in place, and then clip the circle and press the seam allowance out over the freezer paper. Then put glue on the seam allowance, place the fabric you want in the circle and let it dry. Take off the freezer paper and sew the circle down.
I'm making DH a Yin-Yang quilt and it's all seamed - no applique.