any of you hand piecers out there remember the metal template sets you could buy with the sand paper on the back?

I found a whole box of them in my sewing room...must date back to the late 80's early 90's!
THinking I might get rid of these one day soon!

I have a few of them. I love them.

are yours that funky gray metal, sort of textured?
They are sure heavy for as thin as they appear. Make great weights!

I used to hand piece a lot in Alaska and even taught it in the villages, but here in OK I rarely teach and when I do you can bet it is NOT going to be hand piecing!
I suppose they could be used for regular piecing, these are for making 12" blocks!

what a treasure you uncovered! the nice thing about the metal ones is they last alot longer...my plastic/acrylic templates wear out, the edges loose their crispness...that has never happened with the old metal ones. i wish i still had some of my grandma's old ones...i don't know what happened to them but i bet one of my aunt's just tossed them :(

have some of my granny's old cereal box templates...I keep them in a notebook with the baseball card sleeves...I love to look at them!

here is a list of the 12" block templates I have.
wheels, Star of Bethlehem, windblown square, starry path, monkey wrench, castle wall, broken dishes, royal cross, fairlington square, fox and geese, crossed canoes, friendship knot, clay's choice, twisting star, drunkard's path.

I googled the name on them which is Roy Daniels-tinsmith, but came up with NOTHING on them.
Some of these are pretty difficult blocks! Not sure what I was thinking when I bought them!

Do they have holes in them? You could string them together and make a wind chime.....

yes, they do....but they are great to use..so no wind chimes yet!

They sound like Ardco templates. I love these because the edge does not deteriorate and minimal slipping when tracing. I'm sure other handpiecers would love them.

nope, they are not Ardco, I googled them and found out they are a coated metal and have a window. These are bare tin with sandpaper on the back and are solid..no windows!

Gads, those should be seen as historical items. You might wasnt to find a way to display them?

ali

Could any of you please share some pictures of these metal templates? I have never seen one ever. thanks

yes those are the ones. I bought them about 15 years ago when I took my first quilt class. I use them every now & then.

Take some pictures of them and post for us to see :) Please

here are pix of the larger templates.

Have you decided how much you want for them? Also, are there more designs? The last 2 weren't on your original list.

Thank you,

I wouldn't get rid of them....they are treasures to keep! You might find out you may use them one day or you could use them for a display in your studio area. I just love old treasures.

I know...I have been playing with them..making me a NEW hand piecing project..and must say..I remember now why I loved these templates...they are amazing!