Template question
When a designer gives you an outline to trace a template off of, do you add a 1/4" to it?
I'm having trouble understanding how, if you don't add a 1/4", the block doesn't become smaller. As an example, the block is supposed to be 8" and has 3 pieces. If I don't add the seam allowance to those three pieces, won't I have lost enough that the block is no longer going to be 8"?
And, if you have another block that has 5 pieces, it is going to come out smaller than the block with only 3 pieces, unless you add your seam allowances. Right? Or am I making this too difficult?
The author doesn't mention this anywhere in the book.
I am having templates cut out of acrylic for this project and I want to get them right.
Watson