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take a drawing pin a length of string and a pencil
* fasten pencil on one end of string *measure along string from pencil 61/2inch *push drawing pin into the 61/2inch mark *now put the drawing pin into centre of fabric ensuring the straightened string goes all round in a circle on the fabric don't mark at first incase it needs moving. **** draw line round with pencil . Don't use knitting wool as it stretches. hope this helps not sure of name of drawing pin in American. |
I had never seen a rolling ruler. The old pin and string has always worked for me.
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I love my Tru-Cut Circle cutter. Adjustable sizes and quick!
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I usually can find something in the kitchen that I can use to trace.
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Dinner plates, large serving plate, pizza pans, round cake pans, round trays, yardstick with a hole in the end, rulers with holes down the middle, etc. etc. Lots of possibilities. When you get one you like for a particular purpose mark it and save the pattern.
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The Olfa circle cutter I got for Christmas seems like a great tool, however I had to get out the spray glue, spray my cutting mat and secure the fabric before using the cutting tool. For the 6 1/2 circles I find it more accurate to use the half circle guide, mark with a pen and cut with scissors.
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Large pizza pans work.
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Originally Posted by meyert
(Post 7042437)
I made a pillow cover for a round pillow and I had never made one before. I got it completed but I struggled a bit. How would you cut an accurate circle... but a bigger one. I know that Olfa makes one that looks slick, but I needed a 13" circle. What I have seen the Olfa doesn't go that large. I don't have a bowl or plate that size either
Will accommodate a 1-1/4" wide yardstick with a thickness of 1/8". One holder has a metal point; the other, a lead point. Make up to 72" diameter circle when using a yardstick). It's inexpensive and works well. The rolling ruler looks intriguing though. |
Originally Posted by Tartan
(Post 7042827)
Here is a picture of my rolling ruler I picked up in the back to school stuff a while ago. I can draw up to a 24 inch circle with it. It has holes every 1/2 inch along the 12 inch length. It is rather handy.[ATTACH=CONFIG]505585[/ATTACH]
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Fold your fabric in quarters - first horizontally, then vertically. Measure 13" out on one side of the fold. Tie a string to a pencil and hold the string taut in the folded corner and draw a line from one side to the other. I made a tablecloth for a circular dining room table that way.
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