We love the effortless colour and pattern coordination, compact storage and value for money you get with pre-cut fabrics so we're always on the look out for a good quilt pattern to put our stash to good use.
Charm packs are collections of various fabrics, usually from the same collection, cut into 5 inch squares. They traditionally have 42 squares, however some packs will have more. Depending on the collection, in some packs every square will be different and others will have duplicates. You can choose the best pack or set of packs for your project!
We've put together a list of some of our favourite charm pack quilts - let us know if you have a fave we haven't mentioned here!
1. Ribbon Candy Quilt - Megan Collins
| Charm Packs | 1 (42 pieces) |
| Background Fabric | 1 1/3 yards |
| Difficulty | Intermediate |
This FREE quilt tutorial comes with downloadable templates and helpful instructions on how to sew curves. The example above uses a Starry Charm Pack.
2. Half Square Triangle Charm Pack Quilt - Grid Fabrics
| Charm Packs | Any (the pictured quilt uses 1 x 101 piece pack) |
| Background Fabric | None |
| Difficulty | Easy |
We designed this FREE quilt tutorial for use with larger charm packs with no repeat designs, for example these Kona 101 piece charm packs in Pastel, Bright and Dusty to get this rainbow effect. However, you could use any charm pack combination you like, just remember to check how many packs you require for the size of quilt you want to make.
3. Mason Jar Quilt - Ruby Star Society
| Charm Packs | 1 (42 pieces) |
| Background Fabric |
Jar Glass - 1/3 yard Background - 2 1/2 yards |
| Difficulty | Easy |
This FREE tutorial is a great way to show off your charm pack. Chose 25 pieces to showcase as jar contents and another 9 for lids.
4. Ingleside Quilt - Sarah Jean Makes
| Charm Packs | 1 / 3 / 5 (Size dependent) |
| Background Fabric | 1 1/3 / 3 1/4 / 5 yards (Size dependent) |
| Difficulty | Easy |
This quilt pattern is inspired by the designer's neighbourhood in San Francisco and includes instructions for use of Charm Packs, Junior Layer Cakes, Fat Quarters, and Yardage - perfect for pre-cuts!
5. Glitch Mode - The Quilty Architect
| Charm Packs | 2 (42 pieces) |
| Background Fabric |
Background - 1 1/2 yards Dashes - 1/4 yard |
| Difficulty | Easy |
This quilt pattern comes in 3 sizes and the smallest (wall hanging) version uses charm packs plus some extra fabric for background and dashes.
6. Grand Central Quilt - Allison Ramsing
| Charm Packs | 1 (42 pieces) |
| Background Fabric |
Background - 2 3/4 yards Accent - 1/4 yard |
| Difficulty | Easy |
If you're looking to make a larger quilt with a single charm pack, this one is throw size with the addition of accent and background fabrics.
7. Patchwork Hearts - Quilty Love
| Charm Packs | 100-280 charm squares, so at least 3 42-piece packs (Size dependent) |
| Background Fabric | Heart Fabric - 5/8 / 1 / 1 2/3 yards (Size dependent) |
| Difficulty | Ambitious Beginner |
Patchwork Hearts is a patchwork quilt with cute little hearts: it’s charm pack friendly, layer cake friendly, fat eighth, fat quarter, quarter yard or even scrappy friendly. Why not try a pretty pastel baby-sized one with this 101 piece charm pack?
8. Board and Batten - Meadow Mist Designs
| Charm Packs | 2 - 7 (Size dependent) |
| Background Fabric | 1 1/4 - 4 3/4 yards (Size dependent) |
| Difficulty | Easy |
Board and Batten is a super fun and quick pattern based on half square triangles to make a modern herringbone-like design. It's perfect for your pre-cuts or scraps including charm packs, layer cakes, fat quarter bundles and it's also scrap friendly.
9. June Bug Quilt - Lella Boutique
| Charm Packs | 3 (42 pieces) |
| Background Fabric |
Background Fabric - 2 1/4 yards Border Fabric - 1 1/4 yards |
| Difficulty | Easy |
June Bug is made with a simple combination of half-square triangles, squares and rectangles and is suitable for charm packs, layer cakes and fat quarter bundles.
10. Charm Chain Stars Quilt - Crinkly Quilts
| Charm Packs | 2 or more - 56 - 384 pieces required (Size dependent) |
| Background Fabric |
Background Fabric - 1 - 5 yards (Size dependent) |
| Difficulty | Easy |
This pattern is FREE when you sign up to the Crinkly Quilts newsletter and it looks like a lot of fun!
What do you think, do you fancy making any of these quilts? You can always check out our Pre-Cut Range for some colour inspiration!
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