charm squares

You could pair them light to dark to make half square triangles. Any log cabin layout you like can be replicated with HSTs.

Bert in Rice, WA

Take a look at this link:

Carrie Nelson has several quilts that use the charm squares, just click through the pictures and it will tell you which. I just found her patterns and I think they're all beautiful. I just wonder how difficult they are to make, but, I'm going to give it a try.Michelle G.

Isn't that line just gorgeous? I made up some nice charity lap quilts using charm packs this last Christmas. Most of them were simple nine patch quilts but because the fabric was all of the same line, they looked especially nice. It's amazing how much quilt you can get out of a little charm pack with a border added. If you do an Image search for charm pack quilt on Google, you'll see some really nice examples. Donna

Some of my very early quilt classes were with Carrie. Back before she really got serious about publishing patterns for national sale. Her instructions are quite good, and go step by step. Haven't tried any of the little charm patterns, but like her regular patterns. (But the books that Leisure Arts printed are not as good..... they took out a lot of the detailed instructions, like pressing and such. sigh)

Have fun, Pati, > Take a look at this link:

Carrie Nelson has several quilts that use the charm squares, just click> through the pictures and it will tell you which. =A0I just found her patt=erns

There are lots of patterns and books out that focus on using charms and other pre-cuts. There are also lots of patterns that work well with charms plus some yardage. (I have several written, but still am not confident with the graphics/diagrams sigh.) When I buy charm packs I like to get some yardage of the same line, especially for borders. But I also like to add some "blender" fabrics to help showcase the charms, and make a larger quilt. It all depends on what you want to accomplish in the end.

BTW, one of the books I love for using charms is "Loose Change" which concentrates on quilts made from nickels, dime and fat quarters. Some of the quilts are wonderful for pre-cut charm packs, many are more suited for scrappy quilts with "color" themes. Have made several from the book.

Have fun, Pati, > Would like suggestions about using charm squares. I have my eye on some

I wish some of those patterns were written for the 6.5" pieces swapped in the rctq baseball swaps! (Yeah, I know I can just make the blocks bigger, or smaller, but sometimes I don't feel like doing math and would like to know how big something will turn out before I get started, or how much fabric I'll need/how many squares I'll need for a certain size -- "mindless quilting" so to speak!)

Or maybe I'll write my own book "Half a Dozen and a Smidgeon More" with 7 quilts that can be made from 6.5" squares. Cut up lots of yardage and sell it as kits to people so they can make their Very Own "Half a Dozen and a Smidgeon More" Quilts. Get rich and retire. Yeah.....! I like that idea!

I can dream, can't I? ;-)

Drag> There are lots of patterns and books out that focus on using charms

I have considered adding a chart to at least a few of these which would give basic info for using different sized charms. Still considering how/ what info would be needed and so on.

Pati, > I wish some of those patterns were written for the 6.5" pieces swapped in