tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post2564470048567486508..comments2023-10-19T09:00:00.872-07:00Comments on MY CURRENT OBSESSIONS: Plastic Templates - a thing of the past?Pattihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07125491177774966237noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post-9720000617737293532013-03-18T17:05:01.065-07:002013-03-18T17:05:01.065-07:00There isn't perchance a double wedding ring in...There isn't perchance a double wedding ring in the plastic templates is there? - nudge nudge wink wink LOL<br />I fancy doing that as my next big handwork project as soon as my Carolina Lilys are finished.sewkalicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134564334653563342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post-36965709709205457122013-03-18T04:47:15.833-07:002013-03-18T04:47:15.833-07:00I haven't used plastic templates in a long tim...I haven't used plastic templates in a long time. I have a whole book of patterns with templates that I got years ago. Got a different one each month. I still look through it but haven't found anything that appealed to me recently.<br />Miz Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704919259081903355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post-42243561190283006242013-03-18T03:19:36.217-07:002013-03-18T03:19:36.217-07:00I still use the plastic templates and hand appliqu...I still use the plastic templates and hand applique and hand piece I don`t that will ever change there are some patterns that you just cannot rotary cut and piece plus it is so relaxing!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765349750174416368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post-54700484433631863492013-03-17T18:53:20.792-07:002013-03-17T18:53:20.792-07:00Loved this post! I enjoy using templates and hand ...Loved this post! I enjoy using templates and hand piecing! I have several of the plastic templates, in fact I am working on blocks right now using plastic templates!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695421540227541971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post-14489602997377639812013-03-17T18:18:12.945-07:002013-03-17T18:18:12.945-07:00I haven't really used templates much but I did...I haven't really used templates much but I didn't start quilting until my second son was born in 2007. In fact, since I was already a spinner, knitter, tatter etc, I tried very hard not to quilt. I already had enough of a stash!Kigwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711904840405732904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post-374331315091245502013-03-17T17:56:42.744-07:002013-03-17T17:56:42.744-07:00I started with them back in the late 80's but ...I started with them back in the late 80's but of course learned strip piecing methods right along with it. I still make some on occasion but more or less to confirm the cut when I have a diamond shape or trapezoid. A few applications and of course, templar too if making a round or oval shape for applique. They still have their uses--we don't toss the baby out with the bathwater!Linda Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585942908710656032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post-34048820185826268102013-03-17T17:13:12.426-07:002013-03-17T17:13:12.426-07:00I still have some templates my mother cut out when...I still have some templates my mother cut out when she quilted back in the day. Never used them, but every now and then I come across them and it's a lovely memory. I bought a Marti Mitchel pattern with templates that you were supposed to purchase as well as the pattern, but I English paper-pieced the entire quilt so I didn't need the official templates. sewkalicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134564334653563342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post-81825494037772635412013-03-17T16:44:25.301-07:002013-03-17T16:44:25.301-07:00I still use plastic templates. Even if tracing ont...I still use plastic templates. Even if tracing onto freezer paper, I find it quicker to trace around the plastic template than to trace each one from the pattern. And I have no doubt that yours would be very accurate. the little devils can be hard to find sometimes though! I'm hoping to make a template pattern from the dresden block I bought yesterday so I can reproduce the block and will use plastic to trace on the freezer paper once made.Vicki Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13591246665480467311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post-88573841663097831422013-03-17T16:32:53.341-07:002013-03-17T16:32:53.341-07:00i've got 2 plastic baggies filled with plastic...i've got 2 plastic baggies filled with plastic templates, holding on to them for now but probably won't ever use them again. they predate the rotary cutter obviously...cityquilter gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769584628450845408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5109774646057111207.post-65090712101940559262013-03-17T14:04:53.373-07:002013-03-17T14:04:53.373-07:00Coincidentally, today I pulled out a project I put...Coincidentally, today I pulled out a project I put away in 2010. It's a set of hand-pieced blocks and yes, I used (and saved) the templates–most are made from card stock, but there are some plastic templates in there, too :-) sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408822963659450038noreply@blogger.com