I am considering making a pattern that calls for two charm packs, but I am going to cut my own fabric. I am trying to figure out how may different fabrics to use. I googled and found out that normally there are 42 charms in a pack, all fabrics from one designer's line, and that some of the pieces might be duplicates or maybe even triplicates.
I realize I could use whatever number of fabrics I want, but I am trying to figure out a starting point. I will be making 144 HST. (The pattern is Blitzen by Basicgrey.). One half of each HST will be white. The other half might very well be various purple fabrics.
I was thinking 18 different fabrics...or maybe just 9. I think the pattern is designed to be scrapy, but that isn't really my cup of tea.
So, there is my question and the reason I am asking it. How many fabrics are in a charm pack?
Thanks for any of your thoughts.
Dina