What is a good circle template to purchase? I'd like to make a quilt with circles.
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I bought the Olfa Rotary Circle Cutter. It has an adjustable gizmo so you can cut up to 8 3/4 circles. I've made quite a few mock cathedral window quilts (MANY circles.) the olfa cut perfect circles every time. Works like a compass. You can get it cheap with a joann coupon or wait for a sale. If I need bigger circles I make a template out of foam board the size I need. Have fun
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I do this all the time, but you need to be careful what you use to draw around the plate. I have Corelle, also, and the edge absorbed the marker color. A scratched up CD will work if that's the right size. froggyintexas
#44
I don't draw around the plate. I just cut around it.
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Feline, your quilt is gorgeous. I'm just not sure about doing it applique and making the outer stitching nice and smooth. I like the look of the Cut a Round ruler another person posted about. That looked like a good system. I'm just wondering how round and smooth the circle ends up being. I have a very picky eye for these type of details.
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Wow this is a great way to do it. I made a circle using the Eleanor Burns way. I must say using the fusible interfacing in my circles made my circles kind of stiff. not sure I'd do another one this way. Like your method much better!
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I hate to sound stupid, but I have that template and I can't for the life of me figure out how to use it with a rotary cutter! I have the 28mm rotary cutter and it just doesn't go down far enough to cut the fabric. What am I doing wrong? I have a Fiskars rotary cutter. Thanks so much for any help from anyone!
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