Originally Posted by
Kassaundra
Make a cardboard circle the size you need, (thin cardboard not the thick kind w/ a hollow center) cut your fabric just over 1/4 inch bigger then the cardboard. run a basting stitch around the edge and draw it over the cardboard circle tight. Press the circle well w/ a squirt of sizing or starch, let cool, remove cardboard
This is what I do only I use Karen Kay Buckley's plastic heat resistant circles. You can also buy sheets of heat resistant template plastic and make the circle yourself. Be careful when you cut to turn the plastic into the blades of the scissors as you go and cut with one smooth motion instead of chomping bits all around, because that will give you sharp angles around the edge. Once you've cut out your template, run your finger around the edge to find any teensy points and smoothe them off with an emery board.