MONTH 2 — Share Your Progress HERE

[KayeT]

Getting there. All middle circles and hearts done. Now for the rest.

[Stacey B.]

This is my first attempt at applique. I have enjoyed it so far, and have all of the center Circles and hearts done, thanks in part to the Karen Kay Buckley Perfect Circles pack. However, I'm having trouble with the tiny circles. Are there any tips/tricks anyone can give to do these? I'm using the KKB perfect circles with this one too (the smallest circle in the pack).

[KayeT]

I have considered using a button instead.

[Lynnanne]

I too am having trouble preparing the small circles with the starch technique. I ended up having to use glue and wash away appliqué paper instead but my intention was to try to learn the starching method.

[Helen W.]

Lynnanne, Have you ever tried Karen Kay Buckley Perfect Circles? They work great. She has a
tutorial on how to do it on her website. HelenW

I have all the ‘leaves’ done and saved those little circle suckers for last. One down 47 to go. I used starch. Dont know if this will help anyone but I traced the circle onto my block then stitched on the line using tiny stitches. Worked ok for me. Lorry

[Lynnanne]

Thanks, I’ll try that

Ok company coming and like many quilters cleaning not on my favorite things to do list, so making some of those circles is my ‘break’. Using the starch method is bit challenging but it does work. Felt like a contortionist so put my wool ironing pad on a lazy susan which made starching in a circle easier. I can only do 3 or 4 at a time then need to do something else so I have completed one full block, 11 others ready for circles. My block is not perfect but best I can do. Maybe by the time I get to block 12 I’ll have all perfect circles, ha ha! Lorry

[Barbara B.]

They look great from here. Put it on a wall, step back 6 feet and it will look great.