Patent ID: 8156877

Claim:
A sewing template for aligning fabric pieces while being sewn together on a sewing machine, comprising: a sheet; a first guide line that is straight; first and second pluralities of first bands disposed on first and second sides, respectively, of said first guide line; first and second pluralities of second bands disposed on said first and second sides, respectively, of said first guide line; a plurality of first angled guide lines that are straight, that are disposed on said first side of said first guide line, and that are disposed in parallel relation to each other, wherein each said first angled guide line is oriented at a 45° angle with respect to said first guide line; a plurality of second angled guide lines that are straight, that are disposed on said second side of said first guide line, and that are disposed in parallel relation to each other, wherein each said second angled guide line is oriented at a 45° angle with respect to said first guide line, wherein each said first and second band disposed on said first side of said first guide line is located between an adjacent pair of said first angled guide lines, wherein each said first and second band disposed on said second side of said first guide line is located between an adjacent pair of said second angled guide lines, wherein each first band of said first and second pluralities of first bands is of a first color, wherein each second band of said first and second pluralities of second bands excludes said first color; a third band on said first side of and adjacent to said first guide line; a first offset guide line on said first side of said first guide line, wherein said first offset guide line is parallel to said first guide line, and wherein said third band is located between said first offset guide line and said first guide line; and an auxiliary guide line that is straight, that is disposed on said first side of said first guide line, that is parallel to said plurality of first angled guide lines, and that is disposed between an adjacent pair of said first angled guide lines, wherein said third band and a space between said auxiliary guide line and an adjacent said first angled guide line are of a common color.