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Quilting and Patchwork

The Charming Charm Quilts

by Mary Emma Allen on October 18th, 2006

“Charm Quilts” - I’d heard the name and wondered what they were.  They sound so fascinating.

Cathy Perkins in her Tangled Thread blog has an interesting post telling about the Charm Quilt her niece made and the origin of this type of quilt at  http://www.tangledthread.com/more-on-quilts/ .  There’s also a photo of her niece’s Charm Quilt on one of Cathy’s posts.

She explains that Charm Quilts generally contain a single shape…triangle, square, hexagon, diamond, or some other.  Also, no two pieces of fabric are the same pattern.  Quilters often trade fabrics to acquire the number they want.  Or they might select their fabrics from family clothing, thus creating a memory quilt,

 

Charm Quilts With Style

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