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Originally Posted by michlowe

You could use the coffee filter idea that was posted earlier this week.
Take your two fabrics right sides together. Use ironed flat coffee filters and sew to fabric. (leave a small opening for turning)
Rough cut the circles
Remove coffee filter
Turn circle
Continue with pattern.
If you wanted to add batting, just add it as a layer when you put your two fabrics together ie batting, fabric, fabric, coffee filter.
Sorry I don't have the link for the coffee filter idea.

Thanks for the reminder about the coffee filters. It makes it all the easier.

I made this quilt a couple of years ago. got the pattern from Fons and Porter. very easy to do. I made mine scrappy. I'll post a pic soon!!

here's a tut on something similar, i didn't use purchased templates. I used a olfa circle cutter and made my square to fold by.

http://www.brandysquiltpatterns.com/

I think this is called Oraqnge Peel....

Excellent method beginning with this and all the responses to help understand the process. This may be the way to teach the ladies at church craft meetings to help make quilts for VA hospitals. Thank you, you all

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Originally Posted by abdconsultant

This can be any size
very easy
sew circles right sides together
turn right sides out
then stitch together in a row
next sew the rows together
Fun and easy.
Batting is optional.

On Fons and Porter, they called it a Tortilla quilt. Nice colors.

Thanks, I'll have to try that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gKvdrexKE4

Missouri Quilt Company Tutorial

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Originally Posted by lukeje

Do you have a pattern for this? It is very cute and looks easy enough...THanks

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Originally Posted by rslindiana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gKvdrexKE4

Missouri Quilt Company Tutorial

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Originally Posted by lukeje

Do you have a pattern for this? It is very cute and looks easy enough...THanks

Thanks for the great info and a reminder to try this again.
I’ve had fun with several of these circle quilts a few years ago. The Missouri Quilt Co video tute for their Circle Magic Ruler is excellent but wasn’t available when I did my quilts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gKvdrexKE4
I used a thumb tack to make my circles – a nice size thumb tack found with my desk supplies. Scotch tape it (point up) to the bed of your machine. The distance from the needle is the radius of your circle. That way you can make any size circle you wish without all the tracing. Some newer sewing machines have a circle making part. Google “sewing machine attachments for sewing circles” to see several.
I cut fabric squares to work with and the construction is just like the Circle Magic Ruler tute ~ fabric right sides together; fold corners to crease a center mark, (make a template to do this also) sew and cut the circles after they are sewn.
Use a slit to turn the circles right-side-out and press. Top stitch outside edge of circle.
Lots of “circle” possibilities to have fun with.

Tried this today and it is EASY to do. Think I will enjoy doing this to finish large size quilt.Thanks for the idea...Love this site..I have learned alot by just reading..