you can also use an electric stencil cutter on the template plastic to cut out the small lines of your design. I bought mine at Joann Fabrics. It's made by Plaid and I found it in the paint craft section. It's fast. The only thing you need to remember is use a piece of wood under it to keep form burning the surface. The instruction are on the back. Just remember to leave a few little sections so that your pattern stays in tack. The clear stencil plastic lets you really get creative with about any design you like. If you have a printer you can make your design and inlarge or reduce it to any size that will work for your quilt and quickly tranfer that design with permanent mark to plastic and than just cut with electric cutter. Have fun