Bree123

For such a large circle, I'd use a template. I've tried doing circles with a compass, but would recommend if you do that to make a template with it first & then work from the template. In the photo, it is not continuous line. The quilt 4 arcs & then break thread. I did a regular one that is continuous on a 2" Irish chain. It's pretty tricky to figure out the path, though, so I ended up breaking thread at least 8x. Also, it helps to SID - at least with water soluble thread- first so the seams don't puff up & pull. To really make it easier on yourself, you could SID with regular thread to give yourself pathways to quilt on in case you quilt yourself into a corner.

On this quilt, I did the little orange peels with a template & the big circles with a compass. Has too many problems with the compass which is why I recommend making a template.