I have very mixed feelings about the trace and create templates.  The templates are very nice, once you decipher all the markings.  I would give the templates a 5, but the instructions are barely a 3.  I am sorry, Nancy, but I expected more from you.  I have created at least 25 bags and totes from many pattern makers and if I had not already done so, I would be tearing my hair out.  I just did not feel that there was a good flow to the written directions.  She kind of left you hanging at times wondering where you were at.  The instructions need to have more information and mostly better photos (please stop with the tiny drawings and I won't object to another page to the directions).  I marked up the fashion fabric, the interfacing and the lining fabric because I was afraid not to.  All she needed to say in the beginning was that you didn't need to trace certain marking on the wrong side of the fashion fabric but that you should mark the interfacing because you will not see the fashion fabric when it comes time to put the feet or handles on.  I actually constructed the bag two times because I had to rip out everything at least once.  Some mistakes were my own (i.e. one template you flip but the other one you slide over and cut 2)this part could have been in bold, but some were because there could have been more and clearer information.  I made the Key West bag.  It states that the finished dimensions should be 15.5 inches wide.  I double checked, but mine came out 18.5 inches wide using the 1/4 seam allowance.  I added a zipper to the bag following Nancy's video on how to change up the bag on her website.  The zipper went into the bag easily enough, but even following the written instructions on her website Nancy does not thoroughly explain each step.  i.e. topstitch and edge stitch the zipper to the fabric.  Why not show you how to do that!  Zippers are scary enough.  I did it incorrectly.  It looks OK, but I know it isn't done correctly.  After watching another how to video from someone else afterwards, I now know what she meant.  I guess my point is, please don't tell someone you can make the bag in an evening (that statement is on her website). I might be able to sew this bag in an evening when it is about my 5th bag. Instead why not suggest how many hours it should take if everything goes right. In the end my bag came out well. I did add trim close to the top of the bag (using fabric glue) so that I could hide all the top stitching  from the ribbon covering raw edges and the zipper installation.  The next bag I make from this template will go much more smoothly because I now know what to expect.  I made many notes to myself on the directions and on the templates.  The templates are a good idea and can be used again forever, but if you think that this will simplify the bag making process you might be disappointed. One other annoyance I had was that all the directions for the straps, bottom of bag stiffener & fusible piping were just totally plugging Clover's products.  I don't mind that so much, but they are pricy shortcuts and I think that Nancy should show you the alternative ways of making a handle and reinforcing the bottom of the bag if you don't have these products.  I personally didn't use any of these products, but only because I already know how to construct handles,etc.  I did follow another reviewers suggestion for the bottom of the bag using Peltex 70.  I doubled it up and it was terrific.  The other product I used for the interfacing was a headliner foam fabric used in automobiles.  It was very easy to work with and gave the bag structure and stayed soft.  Would be a great product to add some quilting to the bag.  Just a suggestion.  Found that product at JoAnn's Fabrics.

I know others here found the trace and create easy, but quite a few people didn't.  It did not make it an easier bag to make than others I have done. I will make my own templates for the bags I make often in the future.  Not difficult to do.  I have to plug Joan Hawley's LazyGirl designs for bags.  Now there is a lady who knows how to put out a product that is easy, well planned, and great photos and directions.  Highly recommend her bags.

UPDATE:  I made my 2nd bag from ultra suede. Very easy to work with and used Peltex 70 for interfacing, but I prefer the headliner material. Headliner fabric has good structure and very flexible to work with. I quilted the pocket. Great stuff for quilting. My update is another error that I discovered. I mentioned that one of the templates needs to be slid over for 2nd tracing - well the directions don't mention that it also needs to be flipped too.  The first bag I made I just flipped, but did not slide template to the right side edge of cut rectangle. I then realized that that template was to be in 2 pieces, so I cut it down the middle.  It worked fine. Might not have if the print on fabric is an issue.  If you look at the drawings, it just indicates that template being slid over, but not flipped also. That is a huge omission.  Luckily I caught it before I cut out the template. Nancy assumes that your knowledge base is more than it might be.  You might not be that person.  I try to follow directions exactly first time around.  I still give this system a 3.  The end product is a 5 if you get it figured out.  Also, my 2nd bag still ended up 18" wide.  Important if you do not want a bag that large.  For me its the size I was looking for. I think the 15" wide bag is for the style that converts with snapped tabs inside the bag, but there is no mention of that.