I make my own also, just can't see paying that price when I can make them myself.

I make my own too, I just buy the plastic stuff, or sometimes I use cardboard!

For the Double wedding ring quilt they make a fusible interfacing that makes it a piece of cake, would get that before the template :thumbup: But that is just me :wink: LOL

They can be a blessing or a pain. I have half circle one, and I have used it lots of times...so it was a good investment. I have some my DH and I bought at a quilt show on a whim, and they are in the drawer they went into when we got home, and never have been used. So....consider carefully before buying.

You might want to check out the book, "Rings that Bind" by Cheryl Phillips. It is an easier method for double wedding ring and includes the arc tool.

Quiltsmart for the double wedding ring

http://www.quiltsmart.com/khxc/index...acing_doubleWR

I make my own from template plastic, you can see through it to get the exact measurements, I borrow my patterns from the library and trace the block pieces from the pattern sheets in the back of the magazines, photo copy the instructions and put everything together in a clear file folder to use again and again. I am a beginner quilter and not into very difficult patterns but honestly it is SO easy!!!

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Thanks for your ideas. How thick is the plastic you use and how do you cut it. I am a do-it-yourself type of person and would like to try to make some myself.

I have lots of them, especially curved ones. The first quilt I ever made I used the gridded plastic sheets and cut my own templates, but that quilt has no curves, so it was doable. I much prefer acrylic ones for rotary cutting. Except for the Giant Dahlia and the Wedding Ring sets, I bought all of mine at 40 to 50% off over the years.

I would be interested in knowing how thick of plastic do you use too!!! I guess it would need to be a little bit thick especially if you are going to use a rotary cutter. Is the plastic hard to cut?!?