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Thread: Cut Charm Squares - What were they for?

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    Senior Member fatquarters's Avatar
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    Yes, 8 just made one of these. My pattern called them whirligigs instead of pinwheels, but they look exactly the same. Four matching pieces in each of two colors, will make one block. They are easy and fun.
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    Wonky Pinwheels sounds like a perfect way to use them!

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    I made my son a quilt with that shape
    it was a true charm quilt, over 1,000 (1044)
    Pcs. All different ex ept two.the object was to find the same two
    camw out great

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    They almost look like dresden plates - otherwise I would go with the wonky square too.

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    they almost look like tumblers too. see if they fit in a row well, one up , one down , etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nativetexan View Post
    they almost look like tumblers too. see if they fit in a row well, one up , one down , etc.
    They do look like tumblers to e too.
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    Yes, whirliygigs is what my pattern was called. I took four layer of fabric and made them in the stack-n-whack method.
    Just make sure when you cut out any more pieces that all of them are all face-up or your blades will not match up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by QuiltNama View Post
    Yes, whirliygigs is what my pattern was called. I took four layer of fabric and made them in the stack-n-whack method.
    Just make sure when you cut out any more pieces that all of them are all face-up or your blades will not match up.
    The ones I received are already cut so I can't get into too much trouble with those. And the background I'm using can go either way. It looks as though I have about 30 of these - not enough for a quilt, but I do have a lot of other charm squares lying around so I hope to come up with something. These would be cute worked into a quilt back, too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sparkys_mom View Post
    The ones I received are already cut so I can't get into too much trouble with those. And the background I'm using can go either way. It looks as though I have about 30 of these - not enough for a quilt, but I do have a lot of other charm squares lying around so I hope to come up with something. These would be cute worked into a quilt back, too.

    Looking good!
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    These are cut the way I cut when I make a piano border.

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