When I started quilting in the late 70's I used rulers, pencils (a mechanical pencil), templates, and scissors. I often cut several at a time by pinning the fabric together. One instructor told us to use freezer paper, iron it to the top piece and then pin the layers together. If I remember right, 4 layers was about the max before the lower pieces were distorted. When the rotary cutter came out in the 80's I started doing a lot more. But if it was a curved piece, out came the pencil and paper. We saved the cereal boxes, glued them together to get a thicker template. The back piece of tablet paper worked great too.
Last edited by quiltingcandy; 01-25-2021 at 07:42 PM.