Please, No Vicious Circles

If someone thinks that the "A word"

(applique) is bad, then

doing appliqued dots are absolutely "vicious circles".

With a circle there are no straightaways to 

give you rest.

Each stitch is dealing with the curve.

Is a circle suppose to be round?

Just when I think each of my appliqued 

Roseville Album blocks are done,

guess what, 

there are about 20 circles and dots to add.

Years ago I took a class from Karen Kay Buckley, when

the Applique Society was meeting in Denver.

It was nice to learn from someone who didn't 

have a circle phobia.

Karen sells a package of die cut heat resistant circles.

Of course, I bought them and put them in a safe place.

So safe in fact, I've never found them after many years.

I have looked,

Even with Mom eyes, but no luck. 

But in the meantime, I've cut my own 

out of nonmelt Mylar.

With each circle that I need,

I trace around the next larger size than what I want the finished size to be,

cut out with a 1/8" seam,

and baste with even, not too small stitches,

on the right side of the fabric in the seam allowance.

If you use too small of stitches, it's hard to draw up,

too big and you can get pointy spots.

You'll have to practice.

Leave the two tail.

Then place the Mylar disc inside.

Pull the threads to draw up the seam allowance snug 

to the disc.

Using a little spray sizing, spray the circle or use

a small brush to add the sizing.

Hold on to the tails to keep it tight and

press the circle.

Once the spray sizing is dry, flip that little circle on it's back

and press again.

Pop that Mylar disc out, give it one more little press,

and trim the tails.

 These are as close to perfect, as I can get.

That's not to bad.

Like any good thing, it takes time and practice.

But the effort is well worth the end results,

Hey,

you can make 

circles that are round with no pointy parts.

Have a smooth well-rounded kind of a day.

Until Next Time-