I'm still plodding along using templates. Even that way it's sometimes hard to know which way to press the seams when a bunch of them come together. A lot I've pressed open.
I was reading something on another thread about longarmers and that they want the seams all to go in the same direction. I had never heard this and wondered if this is all longarmers or just one's personal preference. (Not that I could afford to get this one LA's but it sure is nice to dream).