are you trying to do English paper piecing? where you fold the fabric around the paper template, baste, constuct then remove the templates to re-use? if so, visit PaperPieces.com- they have lots of help. are you trying to template piece the way Jenny Beyer does ? if so, visit her site-she has lots of help tips and a whole community.
maybe pictures of what you are trying to do would help. and do check to make sure the seam allowances are not already (built in) to the pattern....often they are.