Seems like an appropriate time to post this again. Not quilted yet but my November/Thanksgiving quilt top.
I used the John Flynn acrylic templates for 2 projects. It is a 10" square finished block size. Then of I used what I call the Eleanor Burns methog using 1/2" rickrack for the curves, both for the fan blades and the pies. On the top side of the fabric you sew rickrack along your 1/4" seam allowance, I chose basic white. The rickrack is already bias and so you use it to help turn the curves. Then you stitch it down to the foundation block, first the fan blades, and then the pie piece. The rickrack will then add a textural element. Clear as mud, eh? LOL here's link to a video by Eleanor, the rickrack part starts around 18 minutes in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktzb2wMMwzc
So here's two very different quilts using the same template and fan technique. The turkey quilt will be for me when finished. The Michigan quilt was for my husband's aunt who is a big Blue/Wolverines fan (fan quilt for a fan)