I am working on a set right now. It takes 36, 5"charm squares. You cut them in half and then in half again. So you will have 4 strips, 5" x 1 1/4" (per ea square)(You can stack them and cut several at a time.) After you have them all cut, lay them out and mix them up for different colors, and then sew 6 strips together making into squares again. Then you cut a solid color fabric into 36, 5" squares. (It said to buy 2 yards of the solid color). Then you lay a solid block with your 6 strips block Right sides together and cut into half square triangles. (when you sew the triangles together you will have, half the block solid and half the block with the strips). Really pretty. Then you sew all those blocks together in whatever pattern they look good, turning the blocks one way or the other or not turning the blocks at all. Play with them to see how you like them and then sew them together to what size you want. Not sure if you can understand this but you could check Moda for the pattern (it was free) It was called "Turn on the Charm Placemat Tutorial", makes 4 placemats. Go to
www.modabakeshop.com to download the instructions.