No one taught me to pattern so I developed this slightly obsessive method on my own. When I first started I would have used the large pattern on the left, laid it on the leather, rubbed a powder bag over it to transfer the design, cut out that flower, and repeat… over and over. What I hated most about it was how much leather is squandered because it’s impossible to accurately position each piece. To avoid accidentally getting close to the edge you leave too much space and waste leather. Cutting each individual pattern piece before I begin takes a bit more time, but using those poster board pattern pieces to trace around results in absolutely accurate patterning with very little waste.