Subscribe Now!

QuiltersVillage
McCall's Quilting
  Around the Block
  Back Issues
  Bonus Patterns
  Current Issue
  Events
  Golden Quilts
  Holiday Patterns
  Kids' Corner
  Kits Etc.
  Grandma's Legacy
  Lessons
  Patriotic Patterns
  Piece by Piece
  Quilt Block Patterns
  Quilters' Connection
  Special Publications
  This 'n That
  Web Extras
  Advertise
Quick Quilts
Quilters Newsletter
Quiltmaker

  Quilting Offers
   Crazy Quilts
Star Quilts
Log Cabin Quilts
Applique Quilts
Electric Quilt
 
 



Working With Templates - Page 2

Roll Tape
Roll a second piece of tape, sticky side out.
Diagram III
Attach Tape to Back of Paper
Place rolled tape on top of flat piece.
Diagram IV

NOTE: Placing a rolled piece of tape on top of another piece of tape allows for easy removal of the rolled piece, without tearing the paper template. (When cutting reverse pieces, fold fabric wrong side to wrong side or right side to right side, depending on the pattern, and cut both pieces together.)

Step 3.) Place fabric on rotary cutting mat, right side up. Aligning arrow on template with straight grain of fabric, lay paper template on fabric (rolled tape down). Press down on the taped area to temporarily adhere template to fabric.

Step 4.) Place ruler's 1/4" line on top of template's seam allowance line (broken line) on the side being cut. Begin and end cutting approximately 1/4" away from edge of template. (Diagram V)

Step 5.) Turn fabric, or mat, (tape will prevent the template from slipping out of place) and cut the next side. (Diagram VI) Continue turning and cutting until all sides have been cut. Carefully remove template/tape from fabric.

Aligning Ruler
Diagram V
Cutting Fabric
Diagram VI

Return to Around the Block Index