Precut charm squares, are they really suppose to be exactly 5" square?
#31
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: brandenburg ky
Posts: 159
i buy charm packs all the time from walmart & from missouri s. quilt co., and they are never 5 in. not even moda, i got a go so now i can cut my own. sometimes i stiill buy them when they are 99 cents, but then i have to pay 5 dollars for a flat fee. just expect they are never sq
#34
you are paying for the variety. Obviously if you need 100 5" squares all cut from the same fabric, you are much better off making your own. If you want 50 different prints, and you don't have much of a stash, you are better off buying a charm pack.
#36
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: California
Posts: 559
Ditto. I buy mine for the variety. It's nice having the entire collection with out having to buy yardage of it. I also use mine in machine applique. Sometimes all you need is a small piece and the precuts are perfect for that.
#37
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cadillac, MI
Posts: 6,487
I've used lots of Moda and two packs of RJ something precuts and the measurements were perfect. The company that markets Bali precut strips admits they are not straight and has directions on making a 2 1/2" guide on the left side of the needle on your sewing machine and using that rather than the quarter inch on the right.
The pinked edge on the Moda hasn't been a problem, in fact I rather like being able to peek at my underneath fabric to make sure it's even.
The pinked edge on the Moda hasn't been a problem, in fact I rather like being able to peek at my underneath fabric to make sure it's even.
#39
Someone from my quilt group gave me some fat quarters for Christmas and I bought a blade for my rotary cutter that pinks. I have been using charm packs that have pinked edges and like to work with them. So I guess it is what you get use to. I have to say the pre cuts I have gotten from Connecting threads have not been cut correctly. The last one had 2 1/2 strips and some of the strips were way off.
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