So, I'm working on the Traditional Pastimes Freebie Fifteen blocks. This is the second month, and there are templates again!
These were just drawn out on the sheet of paper, and I glued them on to cardboard and cut them out. I have never done that before. I have used TriRecs tools and the Angle Play templates, but both of those have the corners cut at a proper angle so that you know how to put them together. I think the templates provided with these work OK for hand piecing, but I had no idea how to line up the pieces to machine stitch them together.
But, I managed to do it. Here are the completed blocks. Some of the points are cut off, but is passes the man on a galloping horse test.
Despite my grumbling, I'm really liking how this is coming together. And, it's good to challenge myself.
If I get templates in my next package, I'm going to sit down with graph paper and a ruler and try and figure out the corners myself. How hard can that be? (Famous last words.)
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