My husband has worked for the railroad (on call) since he was 18 so he doesn't know anything about cutting anything. He's always riding a train or sleeping. One good thing though, I have 15 days a month to myself to sew all day and not cook or clean. I'm happy you all have husbands that can do things for you!!

I don't have a husband to do things for me. And when I did, he travelled a lot. So I learned to be very independent. My kids get mad because I don't ask them for help. I want things done on my terms, on my time, therefore I do it myself. I figure if I can make my own templates, then I have more money for fabric. If it is a specialty template, then I might just buy it if I thought I would use it a lot.

I wanted the 10 degree template, but at the time money was short, so I went to the hardware store and a very knowledgable person cut one for me. For a lot less than 17.00. I then marked the inches, 1/2 and 3/4 inches and covered that with clear tape. Making my own templates is ok, but I would rather buy a ruler, making sure it is the same brand as my other rulers.

My experience exactly and what's worse, they were not accurate by any stretch of the imagination. froggyintexas

I sure read this as "Dont bother to make your own rules." Not something to tell a quilter, eh?

Tap Plastics-ugh! Very expensive

Thanks for sharing. I always wondered what the advantages would be to have this done. Now I know.

Or use tiger tape on it.

DH some how scratches lines on the ones he makes for me. Here is one that I drew on top of the scratching to make the line stand out. I tried permanent marker and it came off over a short time if I did not have the scratching. My DH is a wood worker and architectual draftsman by trade eventhough we are now in agriculture.

right on who can afford to buy all those when you make them for almost nothing