Feb

8

Bigger perfect circles

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Just got my email newsletter from Connecting Threads and found out that Karen Kay Buckley, due to popular demand, now has a set of templates to make larger circles.

Go to Connecting Threads and do a search for “perfect circles” and both her original set and the new one should come up.

And, if you missed it from my earlier post, take a look at Susan Brubaker Knapp’s photo tutorial on how to use the templates.

Until next time,
Kay
Quilt Puppy Publications & Designs

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Jan

21

Perfect circles

Filed Under Circles, Designers, Hand appliqué, Photo tutorial, Prepared edge | Leave a Comment

Designer Susan Brubaker Knapp has posted a wonderful photo tutorial on her blog about how to use Karen Kay Buckley’s Perfect Circles™ templates to make prepared-edge circles for hand appliqué.

I have a set of KKB’s templates tucked away in my appliqué bag of tricks. The circle templates come in a whole lot of different sizes and they come with a ring so you can keep them all corraled.

Be sure to visit Susan’s website also, Blue Moon River. Susan has some beautiful patterns there, including stunning block-of-the-month appliqué patterns.

Thanks Susan!

Until next time,
Kay
Quilt Puppy Publications & Designs

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Oct

10

Fusible interfacing appliqué

Filed Under Circles, Fusible interfacing, Machine appliqué, Photo tutorial, Prepared edge | Leave a Comment

I posted a little photo tutorial over on the Quilt Puppy Show & Tell Center about making lollipops using fusible interfacing.

The fusible interfacing method is great for big, simple shapes. The edges are turned, you can use any kind of machine appliqué that you like, and the the product only fuses to the background, not to the motif, so it can be trimmed away after stitching and does not remain in the quilt.

It’s another method for your appliqué bag of tricks!

Until next time,
Kay

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Sep

24

Super circles

Filed Under Circles, Photo tutorial, Prepared edge, Turned edge | Leave a Comment

Designer Anna Maria Horner posted a great photo tutorial showing an ingenious way to make prepared-edge circles using aluminum foil! Visit her blog.

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