Charm Packs and Layer Cakes.
 

Where is the best place to buy Charm Packs and Layer Cakes?

I like Missouri Star for them, but for a lot of other things too. It's my favorite place to shop. But there will be a lot more ideas for you from others. Lots of nice sites.

MSQC does have a ton of them. I have also had great luck on etsy and now whenever I look for something I be sure to check there too.

Thank you. I'll check them out.

My sister buys from Missouri Star and has always been happy.

My favorite is Missouri Star Quilt Co.

Also, quite often Missouri Star has charm packs and layer cakes for their deal of the day. The charm packs especially are really cheap. Sometimes as low as $1. of course their shipping is $5 flat rate but it still makes them much cheaper than the store.

When I first discovered charm packs, I bought multiples on ebay. Mine are mostly Moda and great prices.

I've not bought many, but bought them at Green Fairy Quilts.

bkay

Connecting Threads and MSQC!

I have bought from:
MSQC
Connecting Threads
Craftsy
Quilt Shows
LQS, one does not have a big variety of precuts, another cuts their own from Batiks as they are finding it hard to source them for their customers.
Quilt Guild Garage Sale too.

Add Fat Quarter Shop to the above lists

I've found both at Tuesday Morning. Supply is limited, but price is good.

Quilt in a Day has great daily deals too.
I buy when the price is 40% or more off the regular price. Usually Fat Quarter Shop Flash Sales, Missouri Star and QIAD daily deals. These three shops are my favorite. Great customer service and between the three they have everything I want and need for quilting. 20% off is not a good sale to me.

Green Fairy is my favorite, they have deals all the time and monthly clubs too

I cut my own . I have a huge stash I am trying to use.

MSQC often has precuts in their daily deals (charms and layer cakes) but I’m lucky that our LQS has a great variety too.

Green Fairy Quilts has a nice selection

Greenfairy quilts usually has good prices on precuts. The shipping is reasonable too.

I love both Connecting Threads and MSQC!

green fairy quilts

MSQC & Green Fairy. I get emails from both & they both have great prices. Shipping is only about $1 diff. Green fairy will also have Fat Quarter bundles on sale for 40% off.

Jellyroll fabrics online is another good place to shop and has good service

If A charm pack has 42 squares and a layer cake has 42 squares isnt it cheaper to buy a layer cake and cut it into four instead of buying four charm packs?

It depends on the price. For myself, I never buy precuts unless they are on sale. So, for instance, a $20 layer cake or jelly roll would equal four $5 charm packs. One thing I like about layer cakes is that they are more versatile than charms, and at MSQS, for instance, you can only buy one at the sale price (usually) so a layer cake will be enough to do the job.(with some other fabric added for background, borders, etc.)

So many of you mention MSQC as a great place to purchase charm packs and layer cakes, but to be honest, I have the same problem with any I have purchased from them and LQS as they are seldom five or ten inches; they are always LESS and then you have to adjust your entire pattern accordingly. I'm going to give up buying them just for that reason. The only advantage is the variety and coordination of a fabric line and the cutting already done for you. I would rather purchase a 20 fat quarter bundle for $65.95, and cut my own charm and layer cake squares and get the size they are supposed to be. I can get 2 -10" squares and 4-5" squares (& some left for stash) from a fat qrtr so would get 40-10" and 80-5" squares, which is almost equal to one layer cake pack and two charm packs that would each sell for $34.95 (x3=$104.85), almost a $40. savings and I still have the variety of 20 prints that a pack would have. To my advantage of the fat qrtr bundle is I can prewash them and you can't easily prewash precuts, I am a prewash person because I want the shirinkage done before I start. That is my opinion, and I'm sticking to it. If I deem correction, I accept constructive criticism.

I've gotten several from this site. https://www.jellyrollfabric.net/ They have some great sales; just be sure to check if they are 20 or 40 strip rolls.
Charm packs https://www.jellyrollfabric.net/CHARM-PACKS_c_195.html

I do this too. Then, I find myself thinking about the other quilts I have made with a piece of this or that. I Cut out 2.5 inch strips as well as 5 and 2.5 inch charms. I try never to have more than 2 of a particular 5" in a quilt but love using several of the 2.5 inch strips in bindings.

I think the Brand is more important than where you buy. Certain mfgs have better quality. In my case, I don't like precuts that are pinked. I like straight cuts, so I normally cut my own. I have purchased a LAYER CAKE from M*QC, Connecting Threads and Keepsake Quilting to test the quality. They were ok, but not buying again.