BEST Templates for POTC

The best templates for POTC (Patchwork of the Crosses) are freezer paper templates.

WITH OR WITHOUT THE BOOK

If you don`t have the POTC book, draw the hexagon on freezer paper.

For the original size, x = 1 inch but x can be any size you choose.

Draw a square.
Add two lines to the square, as shown.
Add another square.
Finished template!

How easy is that!

If you have the POTC book (above), start by tracing the hexagon (page 31) on freezer paper.

Staple the hexagon to 4 or 5 layers of FP and cut. (Use scissors if you prefer.)

Staple each of those new hexagons to 5 layers of FP and rotary cut. Repeat until you have as many hexagons as you want.

Unlimited—and they are the best templates for POTC.

BETTER THAN PAPER TEMPLATES OR ACRYLIC TEMPLATES

Freezer paper templates are BETTER than other paper templates because they stick to the fabric temporarily while you cut several layers. (Press with a hot, dry iron.) There is detailed info about freezer paper in the Top 10 Tutes and in other articles on the blog.

If you have an acrylic ruler, you can use the freezer paper templates to rotary cut the fabric, adding seam allowance in your chosen width.

FP + ACYLIC RULER = BEST TEMPLATES FOR POTC

Any freezer paper template becomes an acrylic template when you add a ruler.

FP + acrylic ruler works better than acrylic templates that have the seam allowance built in. Try it. You`ll love it!

See Why I don`t sell acrylic templates.

Of course, I prefer printing the shapes on fabric with Inklingo. (choice of 4 sizes) but when templates are appropriate, freezer paper templates are the BEST.