Rin by Machine Applique

I wanted to give the Rin, Carolyn Friedlander's applique pattern, a try but didn't want tackle all those large circles and curves by hand applique, so I decided use my familiar stand-by method, machine applique using a zigzag satin stitch.  And here is the result.

The background is the Tree Stripe in Iron from her Friedlander fabric collection (see Sunday this Stash post) and the applique rings are black and white plus signs by Cotton + Steel.

I first decided to make a paper template and made sure I could fold it according to the instructions in the pattern and that worked out fine.  See Cheryl's (Meadow Mist Designs) folding tips in her post here.

Next, I used this Creative's Grid Circle Quilting Ruler (affiliate link) to draw the circles to size on my blank paper which had been folded and then unfolded to establish the center or pivot point.

You can draw a circle up to 22" in diameter with this ruler at 1/8" increments, so it worked great.

I then took the individual paper templates and using the circle(s) I had drawn as a guide for placement, I drew around the template each number of times to complete the applique ring pattern.

To reinforce the template, I applied scotch tape to the edge where I would be tracing and cut the template 1/8" shy since I would not need the turn under allowance used for hand applique.

I decided to make one master paper template which included all the different Rin templates except one that similar to another. I could then trace the desired ring template shapes for each block onto the fusible web without having multiple templates.

These are the rings for the next block drawn onto the fusible web.  I like Soft Fuse Premium (affiliate link) because it's lightweight, doesn't add bulk to the applique and it's really not a fussy fusible at all.

So all I need to do is fuse it to the back of my ring fabric, cut on the solid line and fuse to the right side of my background fabric.

For the machine applique, I used 100% cotton 50 wt. Aurifil 2692, a pure black, for the top thread.  I like to use a finer polyester thread in the bobbin like Dual Duty Fine on the purple spool.

Here's a close up of my first Rin block done by machine applique with a zigzag satin stitch.  And for the best results, don't forget to use iron-on tear-away stablizer underneath your applique before stitching as mentioned in this blog post.

And here's one more close up of the Rin block pictured with the thread for perspective.

Now I need to pick out fabrics for my 2nd Rin block.  It's not to late for you to complete just one block to be entered in the drawing for some great prizes in the Rin Along hosted by Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs and Cindy at Hyacinth Quilt Designs.  Why not give the Rin block a try by machine?

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