Each template has an inner and outer line. The outer line is the cut line, and the space between the two lines represents the 1/4” seam allowance around the entire template piece where pieces will be stitched together. The space inside the inner line represents the finished size of the sewn template. To remove the desired template from the sheet, cut around the outside of the outer line of the piece. See the ebook’s glossary for more information about seam allowances. See ebook sections “The Fabric” and “Cutting and Assembling Blocks” for information about cutting fabric using templates, sewing pieces together, and trimming template blocks.

The templates are made to be printed at 100% scale on standard letter-sized paper. Some of the templates are larger than one sheet of paper and are styled to print across multiple pages. These templates have "repeats" for you to use as guides when taping the pieces together.