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Do you have fabric scraps and stash you are trying to bust? Then collect (or cut) some five-inch squares and join the August Charm Square Challenge!

This month’s challenge came about from my organizing and de-stashing efforts. When the Patchwork Sampler brick-and-mortar shop was open, we cut charm packs every month from 25 new fabrics. One of the stash boxes I opened held dozens of these charm packs. 42 packs to be exact.

This photo shows 1,050 charm squares. That is over 18 yards of fabric in two little 5″ x 6″ stacks! So it is time to ...

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Charm Quilts 1870-2020

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I have another tumbler quilt off the rails, this will be a donation quilt.  I used a new (to me) Pantograph (thanks, Santa!) for this scrappy quilt;  "Flower Child". It worked out perfectly for this project and is super easy and FAST! Like my old FAST favorite: Loop de Loop, this one is forward motion all the way, no points or starts and stops until one gets to the edge (or runs out of bobbin

I have another tumbler quilt off the rails, this will be a donation quilt.  I used a new (to me) Pantograph (thanks, Santa!) for this scrappy quilt;  "Flower Child". It worked out perfectly for this project and is super easy and FAST! Like my old FAST favorite: Loop de Loop, this one is forward motion all the way, no points or starts and stops until one gets to the edge (or runs out of bobbin

I have started out the month by finishing up a couple of table toppers for fall. Both of these were done from charm squares. The first, shown left, is called "Split Square" and came straight from Country Threads' book: "Sew Charming". This was the small quilt that I hurriedly pieced together before the all-important block "trim down" stage.

I have started out the month by finishing up a couple of table toppers for fall. Both of these were done from charm squares. The first, shown left, is called "Split Square" and came straight from Country Threads' book: "Sew Charming". This was the small quilt that I hurriedly pieced together before the all-important block "trim down" stage.