Save those cereal boxes!
Maybe you already do this. I use cereal boxes to make my own templates. Cheaper than spending $10-25.00 on other templates. I make a copy of the template provided in the pattern. Glue it on the cereal box. Weigh it down over night, cut it out, and have a perfect template to trace my pattern. Many times I do need to buy the acrylic template but try to use this method especially if pattern says "paper template pattern provided." More money for fabric and cute sewing notions.
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