Thanks for the additional resources. My Egg Money Quilts book arrived last week and I've been pouring through it. Burns' approach to wedding ring quilts is a bit odd, and I'm not sure I'd enjoy doing it.
She has you piece the arcs first, then sew the curved edges onto non-woven fusible interfacing, leaving the ends open.
THEN she has you turn these arcs inside out! Flatten 'em good, then machine (or hand) applique them onto the background fabric. Not exactly what I was looking for, but might be fun experimenting. She uses this technique alot-- sewing onto fusible interfacing then turning pieced sections inside out, then appliqueing.
I'll look into Hancocks or JoAnns for templates. The idea of paying $38 for pieces of plastic is difficult for me to swallow.
OR, I can try MTS's approach
Thanks!