This is my easy substitute for a circular stitcher. Start out by poking a thumb tack through a piece of template plastic at least 2" x 2".
Place the tack the radius of your circle away from the needle (here 2.25" for a 4.5" circle)
Tape the plastic down.
Starch your fabrics very heavily or iron to freezer paper if you prefer. poke the tack through the centers of the fabric & with needle & presser foot up, rotate the fabric to make sure it stays under the needle.
VERY IMPORTANT!! cover the point of your tack with an eraser or a cork. (This helps to keep blood off your project.
Making sure your fabric doesn't creep toward the tack, do a straight stitch. The fabric will pivot on the tack & make a perfect circle.
Leaving the fabric on the tack, with needle up, lift the presser foot & trim away the excess fabric, pivoting as you trim.
Set your machine for a satin stitch & go around again covering your raw edge.
Finished circle-use as is or cut into 1/4s for drunkards path.
Place the tack the radius of your circle away from the needle (here 2.25" for a 4.5" circle)
Tape the plastic down.
Starch your fabrics very heavily or iron to freezer paper if you prefer. poke the tack through the centers of the fabric & with needle & presser foot up, rotate the fabric to make sure it stays under the needle.
VERY IMPORTANT!! cover the point of your tack with an eraser or a cork. (This helps to keep blood off your project.
Making sure your fabric doesn't creep toward the tack, do a straight stitch. The fabric will pivot on the tack & make a perfect circle.
Leaving the fabric on the tack, with needle up, lift the presser foot & trim away the excess fabric, pivoting as you trim.
Set your machine for a satin stitch & go around again covering your raw edge.
Finished circle-use as is or cut into 1/4s for drunkards path.
4 comments:
Awesome, thanks for the pictures!
So, is the edge of presser foot up against the circular template?
There is no template. The template plastic is only used to make it easier to tape the thumb tack in place. The process makes a circle because the fabric is pivoting on the tack.
Sounds fabulous ... Great idea
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