Originally Posted by Naturalmama
Last night I was at JoAnn's looking for a 1-1/2" template (to make a 1" sashing) to make the sashing for an I Spy quilt and all I could find was a 2". I wound up getting it, but I'm thinking that a 1-1/2" might be too wide - ? Maybe it would be good for a bigger quilt....
I also could not find a 5" square template - they had 4-1/2 and 6-1/2 but no 5" - was it just the particular JoAnn's or is this hard to find?
Normally you would not use a template to cut strips or squares. You would use a ruler to cut a strip of fabric the desired width (whether 1-1/2" or 5"), then "subcut" the long strip into squares.
Square templates are usually used to square up pieced blocks, which can get "wonky" from the sewing and pressing.