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Welcome back to Technique Tuesday! Today, we're exploring the captivating world of circular stitching using your sewing machine's decorative stitches. I've always been fascinated by the beautiful effects you can achieve with this technique, as I discussed in two previous blog posts: Having Fun Sewing Decorative Stitches in a Circle Technique Tuesday: Stacking Stitches I'm excited to share my DIY approach, especially since my specific sewing machine didn't have a readily available accessory for this. Practice Pillow with Decorative Circular Stitches Why Circular Stitching? Circular stitching opens up a world of creative possibilities. It's perfect for adding unique embellishments to garments, creating stunning quilt designs, and enhancing fabric art projects. Imagine the intricate circular designs you can create using your machine's built-in decorative stitches! My Sewing Machine Challenge (and Solution!): I own the Singer Legacy 340, a fantastic machine w...

How to Join One or More Knitted/Crocheted Panels Today's Technique Tuesday we are going to learn how to join two finished panels to complete your design, so that the join is invisible.  This is beneficial when you are connecting two completed panels and you do not want a noticeable seam in the garment/design. This tip is from Heart Hook Home . Tools You'll need a tapestry needle with a large hole and blunt tip and the long tail of yarn  the same color of the panels that you are joining. You can purchase an excellent kit of a variety of tapestry needles on Amazon .   Video: How to Sew two pieces of Crochet Using the Mattress Stitch This blog isn't sponsored If you enjoy reading the my blog posts please consider supporting my creative endeavors by donating via  PayPal Me  or  Buying Me a Cup of Tea/Coffee .

The decorative stitches on the Singer Legacy 340 / 300 sewing & embroidery machine are beautiful. I finally stitched out all 250 of the stitches and placed them in a binder for future reference. I also created my own circular stitch tool so I can stitch out large circles using the decorative stitches. I think they came out beautifully. The circles on the white background are my first attempt, so you see that blue incomplete circle went wonky because I forgot to secure the pin tool. I used a mixture of polyester overlock and embroidery thread. The second set of circles I wanted to stitch out large circle. The largest in this group is 8 inches all the way to 2 inches. I am using Simthread polyester embroidery thread . When I used Madeira Rayon the thread kept breaking. But I have zero issues with Simthread. Thread Colors and Stitch Numbers 2" Circle Color #507 Emerald Green | Decorative Stitch # 124 3" Circle Color #800 Red | Decorative Stitch # 75 4" Circle Col...