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Old 03-18-2013, 04:33 PM
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tate_elliott
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Here's my reply on another thread about sewing circles. I hope the picture of the quilt comes through.

Tate

Originally Posted by tate_elliott View Post
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.

Oh, and I stuck a rubber eraser over the tack to keep the fabric in place while sewing.

Tate

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