I love my acrylic templates! They are tinted like the old Coke bottles, sea green if you look at them side on, but clear when you look through them. Just don't forget to remove the protective film before use! Acrylic Templates are used for cutting fabric to the correct shape. You can draw around them on the fabric and then cut with scissors, or cut around them with a rotary cutter. All of my acrylic templates have a 3/8" seam allowance which is perfect for EPP, but they also have marking holes for folks who prefer the American hand-piecing method to English Paper Piecing. To be completely honest, I rarely use them, unless I want to centre a sweet little motif in the middle of my shape. Generally I cut strips (the size of which, I always include in my patterns), and then cut the shapes from the strip, estimating a 3/8" (1cm) seam allowance around the paper template. But some people never make an EPP quilt without them! They love how all their seams are even, or they love the kaleidescope effect of fussy cutting. That's why I've left ordering acrylic templates completely up to you, rather than including them automatically. I let you build your own kit based on how you love to sew.