Return of the Pins

 
All the 8" circles are sewn down on friend Adrienne's orange backgrounds for the Orange You Glad bullseye project and my pins are back on the pin holder. 

This photo is taken with the "portrait" setting on my phone, it blurs the background pretty well. I like the look of it. I took it from this angle to emphasize why the next step in the bullseye is important. You see how the stack (especially the one on the left) is angled up toward the corner opposite the orange? That's the result of the extra layer of fabric adding up in bulk. 

It's fun to play around with these, and check out all the color/pattern combinations.

Time to trim out the background circle. With the ironed-in folds, it's pretty easy to see how to start, there's one that's a "mountain" sticking up, I pinch that fold about 1/2" away from the sewing line, tug down the sewn on circle on the front, and make a little snip to insert the scissors. Then I cut around in a rough circle (no templates needed here) around a 1/2" way from the sewing line.

Now the block is much closer to a single layer of fabric. 
Memo to me: Make sure to use the scissors that have a rounded tip, not the double pointy stabbers. Not much fun having to replace the circle you've sewn on because you've cut into it.