Sunday, August 25, 2013

Running in Circles

Running in Circles or Spinning my Wheels is what I feel like I've been doing all summer trying to keep up with the yard work and weeds.

I tried a new technique (to me) by taping a thumbtack onto my sewing machine next to the needle.  Then when I put the quilt sandwich down the tack holds it in place, causing the stitches to form a perfect circle.  By moving the tack closer to the needle, or further away, the size of the circle changes.

Size is 12 inches square on a hand-dyed background.
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5 comments:

  1. ann8/26/13, 10:18 AM

    Thanks for the technique. The results are stunning. I hope to try that. What kind of tape did you use to keep it firmly in place?

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  2. Linda Mac8/26/13, 10:21 AM

    painters tape or masking tape will do

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  3. Sharon Robinson8/29/13, 12:02 PM

    Cool! I want to try this! Thanks for sharing. Love your varigated circles.

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  4. Tobi9/2/13, 5:16 PM

    Not only is this a good use of a technique that's new to me, but seemingly it works with some of the fancier stitches too! Good job.

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  5. fastfriday9/26/13, 3:05 PM

    It's interested how some of the circles seem to come forward and some fade into the background.

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