Originally Posted by
Onebyone
I buy layer cakes. Each square makes 4 charm squares. So 44 layer cake squares gives me 176 charm squares. Same as four packs of charm squares. I buy the layer cakes when they are the daily special. I put a strip of lightweight fusible in an X on the back of the square. This keeps the bias edges from stretching. This is an Anita Grossman Solomon method that is fantastic. I use batting tape to save time and it's easier.
Thanks for this idea! I didn't look at MSQ tutorial because I knew bias edges would be involved and it's hard enough for me to get a block sewn correctly w/o having to worry about bias edges.