speaking of gadgets, this is what i bought for $49.95, ya gotta say that real fast so as not to hurt. it sews circles, adjustable for any size. i've made pot holders and coasters with it. and even just sewed a circle around a design to make a table mat or runner. you can use straight stitch or any decorative stitch with it. it's made by Janome so i don't know if it would fit any other machine or if other machine makers make it. but i know a lot of yall on here have Janome machines. i have the 6600 and it works great. but one thing, you definitely have to have a piece of tear away stabilizer under the fabric, no walking foot required, leave feed dogs up, just use a zig zag foot if you're going to sew with zig zag stitches of course. ask me how i know that!
making circles
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