2 strip sets each made with 4 fabrics of varying
widths from the feature fabrics.
One nice thing about working
big is that the project sews
together quickly and progress
can be seen with the first few
blocks. Let's get started and
make some curved shapes.
How to use the
Carefree Curves
circle template
Circle template ready for marking with blue
chaco liner.
Full circle
The Circle template can be made in 3 different sizes. Each size
of circle is color coded on the template.
I'm using a strip set of my feature fabrics for each circle. I
thought that the circles would be more interesting made up
of a variety of fabrics rather than just one fabric. Originally, I
planned to use the largest circle but my strip set isn't big
enough so I'll use the middle size.
Once the strip set was made I fused a piece of interfacing to the
wrong side of the strip set. Remember to use a pressing sheet
so as not to get any unwanted glue on your iron.
Cut circle along marked lines with scissors.
I altered how the interfacing is used in the directions. I decided
to fuse it to the back of the fabric and keep it in the project
giving my feature fabric a bit more stiffness. The instructions,
cut it away so that the interfacing is only at the edge of the
piece rather than covering the whole back. By attaching the
interfacing this way a different method of construction is
required which is outlined in the instruction booklet.
Place the circle template on the interfacing and use a fabric
marking pen to draw lines in the cut out grooves onto the
interfacing. I used the Clover Chaco Liner to draw the lines ق