jcrow

My husband has worked for the railroad (on call) since he was 18 so he doesn't know anything about cutting anything. He's always riding a train or sleeping. One good thing though, I have 15 days a month to myself to sew all day and not cook or clean. I'm happy you all have husbands that can do things for you!!

grann of 6

I don't have a husband to do things for me. And when I did, he travelled a lot. So I learned to be very independent. My kids get mad because I don't ask them for help. I want things done on my terms, on my time, therefore I do it myself. I figure if I can make my own templates, then I have more money for fabric. If it is a specialty template, then I might just buy it if I thought I would use it a lot.

sylviasmom

I wanted the 10 degree template, but at the time money was short, so I went to the hardware store and a very knowledgable person cut one for me. For a lot less than 17.00. I then marked the inches, 1/2 and 3/4 inches and covered that with clear tape. Making my own templates is ok, but I would rather buy a ruler, making sure it is the same brand as my other rulers.

FroggyinTexas

My experience exactly and what's worse, they were not accurate by any stretch of the imagination. froggyintexas

Material Witness

I sure read this as "Dont bother to make your own rules." Not something to tell a quilter, eh?

Valerie Ann

Tap Plastics-ugh! Very expensive

stchenfool

Thanks for sharing. I always wondered what the advantages would be to have this done. Now I know.

applique

Or use tiger tape on it.

Annaquilts

DH some how scratches lines on the ones he makes for me. Here is one that I drew on top of the scratching to make the line stand out. I tried permanent marker and it came off over a short time if I did not have the scratching. My DH is a wood worker and architectual draftsman by trade eventhough we are now in agriculture.

annies-best

right on who can afford to buy all those when you make them for almost nothing