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box of stuff, charity, charms, finished quilts, piecing, quilting · April 22, 2013

Design Wall Monday-Charm School and Giveaway!

Charm is the ability to make someone else think that both of you are pretty wonderful.  Kathleen Winsor

When I was a kid my sent one of my sisters and me to charm school.  I don’t know if she thought we were uncouth or if she was just trying to turn us into ladies.  It was held at Adler’s, a nice girls’ and women’s clothing store at Antioch mall and we learned social etiquette, manners, wardrobe tips and posture.  At the end of the class we had a fashion show and tea.  It’s been years  since I’ve heard of charm schools so I  just did a quick google search and there are still some around if you need some lessons in social graces.  I’m pretty sure my daughter would have just laughed at me if I’d suggested something like that to her.

What conjured up that old memory was that I spent a good part of the week working with charm squares—packs and packs of charm squares.  There were several of them in the box of stuff I’m trying to use up and I finally figured out quilts I could make from each of them. 

On Thursday’s post I showed the blocks made from Christmas charms made from a Nancy Halvorson line of fabric called Tidings.  I found a great border fabric, finished the top, layered it up and it’s now on the frame being quilted.  I’m using a pantograph on it so it’s a little slow going.

falling charms quilting

The second charm quilt is made from Marmalade fabric by Bonnie and Camille.  I used a pattern from the book Quilts from Sweet Jane.  I quilted this with vertical lines.  It’s the first time I’ve done that and I’m not sure I’ll do it again very soon.  It was hard to keep the lines straight and the fabric wanted to shift.  I stitched them random widths apart so it wouldn’t look funny if the lines weren’t the same width apart.

marmalade

Next I pieced a top from a pack of charms called Baby Geniuses Grow Up. This is a pattern from Villa Rosa called La France.  I like this pattern because you can make a baby quilt with just one charm pack and 1-1/2 yards of fabric for borders and binding. And you can piece the top in under two hours!

baby genius top

Now I’m working on another quilt made from the pattern in the Sweet Jane book.  I don’t usually make the same quilt twice in one week but this is another one using Benartex charms.  Unlike Moda charm packs, which always have 42 charms, the number in these varies.  As it turned out, I had just enough squares to make this quilt.  Hopefully I can get them finished this week, then move on to something else—like jelly rolls!  Just kidding—I need to work on UFO’s.

Garden Song-1

Since this is charm week and I have an abundance of them, I’m giving away two Moda Marmalade charm packs to one lucky reader.  If you’d like to win these just leave a comment in the remarks.  I’ll use a random generator to pick a name on Friday and email the winner to get an address so I can send them on their way!

marm charm

If you need a little inspiration this week, be sure to check out the other Design Wall Monday links at Patchwork Times.

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Comments

  1. Judy says

    April 22, 2013 at 12:10 pm

    Aren’t charm quilts the best?!! Yours are awesome!

  2. Julie in GA says

    April 22, 2013 at 12:11 pm

    Rhonda, your charm quilts look great!

  3. Diane says

    April 22, 2013 at 12:15 pm

    Love the quilts — Want to let you know after all this time, I will miss your store. It was the best!

  4. Gari in AL says

    April 22, 2013 at 12:16 pm

    I have not used charm packs but I can see where they would make really nice baby/child quilts, especially comfort quilts. I would love to win your charm packs.

  5. ~Kris~ says

    April 22, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    I remember charm school! That really sparks some funny memories. Like walking with a book on your head. Love your quilts. The colors are really pretty.

  6. Podunkpretties says

    April 22, 2013 at 1:31 pm

    Well you charm you have! And tons of it! Charm quilts are so lovely and easy and everyone seems to adore them.

  7. Rhonda says

    April 22, 2013 at 1:32 pm

    Wow, your “charm” quilts are wonderful. I loved reading your memories of charm school.

  8. Chris says

    April 22, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    I love charms. I have a few packs I think I will use for a twister quilt. I have become addicted to them. I like the pattern you used too. May have to try that one soon 🙂

  9. Charlene S says

    April 22, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    Those quilts are darling!

  10. Bonnie says

    April 22, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    What a great bunch of inspiration for using up charm packs. Or inspiration to cut your own charms. Thanks.

  11. knitnkwilt says

    April 22, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    You have a good thing going with the charm packs! I like all three.

    Seems blogspot marks me as ‘no reply’, so since I plan to win here is info
    clairealex [at] gmail [dot] com

  12. Donna says

    April 22, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    Love the second quilt. Very happy fabrics!

  13. Teri says

    April 22, 2013 at 6:44 pm

    Love the charm quilts. Marmalade is one of my favorite lines ever (I am a little partial to orange). Thanks for the offering and the mini quilt show. I ordered the Sweet Jane quilt book. I think it has some nice patterns in it.

  14. Lea says

    April 22, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    Love your charm quilts.

    • Rhonda R. says

      April 29, 2013 at 11:49 am

      Lea, you are the winner of the charm squares. Please email me at patchworksampler.gmail.com with your address so I can send you the charms.

  15. Harriett says

    April 22, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    Love your charm quilts. Now I want to add charm quilts to my list.

  16. Paula, the quilter says

    April 22, 2013 at 7:30 pm

    Have you seen the Missouri Quilt Co video on making a Falling Charms quilt? Here’s a link: http://youtu.be/4KkpbFKBaKA
    I want to make one or two or three…

  17. Lynn McIndoe says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:14 pm

    I love the Marmalade quilt. Great fabric line.

  18. Kathy L says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:57 pm

    Love your quilts. Thanks for the chance to win.

  19. Linda Enneking says

    April 22, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    Love your charm quilts, especially the made from Marmalade. It is a favorite line of mine.

  20. Mary Ann says

    April 22, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    I love working with charm squares. Really like your quilts.

  21. Kate says

    April 23, 2013 at 12:08 am

    Beautiful quilts. The one made from the Marmalade line is my favorite. I really like the line quilting that you used.

  22. Cindy says

    April 23, 2013 at 12:55 am

    Love that Marmalade line! I love the quilts you made with the pattern from the Sweet Jane book. I’ve not tried quilting with straight lines yet but had planned on doing that in the near future. I’ll remember about keeping the distance between the lines at random intervals to minimize “errors.” I’m not sure I’ll be able to keep them straight!

  23. Angela Gibson says

    April 23, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    I just love charm packs. I have several that I need to use and you have inspired me to jump in. Thanks, Angela
    tx(dot)angela(dot)Gibson@gmail(dot)com

  24. Jill says

    April 24, 2013 at 1:18 am

    What a fun variety of quilts you’ve made from charm squares! Great idea to use uneven intervals for your straight-line quilting.

  25. Carol says

    April 24, 2013 at 12:06 pm

    Amazing what neat quilts you can make using charm squares.

  26. Slightly Off Quilter says

    May 7, 2013 at 10:52 pm

    I love using charms to make up quick quilts for last minute gifts ! They come together easily and no one is the wiser that I totally forgot a birthday !

  27. Victoria M. says

    May 8, 2013 at 2:38 am

    I love charm squares, there’re so many design possibilities with them. Thanks for the chance to win.

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