The 3/8″ thick circle set is very heavy. How do I manage the weight of the templates while making fan designs?
With the circles, especially the larger ones and especially when using them all to make fan designs, the weight of the entire set of circle templates might be a problem for some people. When making fans, use the largest and the smallest templates and stitch them first across the quilt. Use the small one then the large one at the first center point. Start at the top of the small template and stitch down. Then take the large template and start at the side and stitch up. Now you will have your largest blade stitched and your smallest blade stitched. You will also have the center for the next set of blades. (See A and B below.) Don’t cut your threads until you reach the end. Just crossover with the threads. Now take the small template and stitch down and the large template and stitch up. (See C and D at left.) Continue in this manner until you reach the end of that row. For the next pass in that row, take the next larger and the next smaller template and do the same thing. First using the
