{"id":29601,"date":"2015-02-28T03:20:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T09:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nancyzieman.com\/blog\/?p=29601"},"modified":"2015-02-28T03:20:58","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T09:20:58","slug":"how-to-sew-circle-appliques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nancyzieman.com\/blog\/quilting-2\/how-to-sew-circle-appliques\/","title":{"rendered":"Circle Appliques That Make "Wow" Quilts"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n\"I<\/a> 80″ x 88″<\/p>\n

Circle accents are everywhere\u2014quilts, pillows, table runners, or handbags. Make a statement by sewing circles, spots, or dots with my no-stress appliqu\u00e9 technique. The sewing secret is to use fusible interfacing.
\nThe featured quilt,\u00a0I See Spots<\/em>, recently hung on display at the\u00a0Modern Quilt Guild’s QuiltCon<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0conference in Austin. The bold colors, large blocks (18\u2033 squares), and rectangle shapes (9\u2033 x 18\u2033) give the quilt a modern feel. But don\u2019t think you need to make a quilt! Just one 18\u2033 block would make an ideal pillow.
\n\"Nancy-Zieman-I-See-Spots-QuiltCon\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I See Spots\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/em><\/strong>Create circles or\u00a0spots<\/em>\u00a0without ever cutting a circle! How? Fusible interfacing is the key. Learn how to create this bed-sized quilt with the streamlined process of stitching circles instead of cutting them.
\nI See Spots<\/em> is a bed-sized quilt with 18\u2033 blocks, 9\u2033 blocks, and 9\u2033 x 18\u2033 rectangles. The focal points are the circles or spots! Cast aside traditional appliqu\u00e9 techniques and learn the speedy way of creating and appliqu\u00e9ing circles. Want a smaller project? Scale down the quilt to a lap size or simply make a pillow.<\/p>\n

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