I'm a former Ohioan myself (uh, in Ohio, we thought we were the midwest, guess the Mississippi area people think we are Easterners). I posted my question in the general forum and received the perfect answer...which of course led to more questions.
Maybe because I didn't know better, I didn't find it that hard to make the double wedding ring. Of course, I've been sewing all my life from doll clothes to Renaissance costumes.
I wouldn't even consider trying it without the templates now that I have them. With my daughter's I did all the tiny wedges. Most of the other ones I've made are with the larger arc in one piece - that does make it quite a bit easier. The first few times I carefully followed the directions that came with the template kit, especially the order in which to put the pieces together. I still refer to it if it's been a while since I made one.
For the first one, mark the dots and pin carefully, since the curves are stretchy it's tricky, but then again, it's more forgiving. Maybe start with the 3x3 one to gain confidence.
KCama