I am amazed at how many objects I find if I go through the plastic boxes of fabric and project I had taken to a retreat or a sew-day away from home. I am very slow and don't ever complete a project at a retreat. I don't put everything away when I get home, thinking I will pull that out soon to continue working on a project I had started. Is the template one of those off the pegboard at JoAnns, looks like part of a miniature tri-recs set? I would order another one. You could have ordered a replacement and been finished.