Originally Posted by caspharm

I use different methods: templates (bought), pantos, and free hand, depending on the quilt. I had tried a few of the plastic stencils, but hated having to connect the lines.

However, I was just reintroduced to a line of stencils that I now like for personal use. The company is: FullLineStencil.com. They make a stencil that doesn't have the problem of gaps, since they are done with a mesh background and they are reasonably priced from $3.99 to $11.99, depending on size. I had seen them several years ago, but was leery of trying them, since they were new and I was fairly new to quilting. I just recently took a LA class at Road 2 CA and the teacher(Gina Perkes) was using them. They are very easy to use and I just saw some on sale recently (can't remember the store); I think it was while doing the FabShopHop.