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5” Fabric Charm Square Swap #48 USA

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Swap Coordinator:perkl8r (contact)
Swap categories: Fabric  Sewing  Quilting 
Number of people in swap:7
Location:Regional - USA
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:June 15, 2015
Date items must be sent by:July 6, 2015
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

5” Charm Square Swap #48 USA

06-15-15 thru 07-06-15

5” Charm square = a 5”X5” cut of 100% cotton fabric (no paper thin fabric)

2 partners to receive: 20 five inch charms each (that is a total of 40 charms sent with up to 2 a like to each partner)

This swap is senders’ choice on color prints to send. You can send up to 2 charms alike only. Be sure to measure and cut accurately. Do not send paper-thin fabric.

Newbies are welcome with a 5 rating and 3 snail-mail swaps to their credit. I do check profiles before I assign partners and I reserve the right to remove participants.

Seasoned swappers must have a 4.8 rating and no “1’s” in the last 6 months.

Summary: two partners 20 five inch charm squares each (total of 40 charms mailed)

Always send what you would want to receive! Swap-on!

Discussion

CariPeace 06/15/2015 #

I'm new to quilting and am not familiar with the terms. Could you please explain to me why it's called a "charm" square? How did such a term for fabric come about?

Thank you for your time.

~ Cari

perkl8r 06/15/2015 #

@CariPeace a "Charm" is a fun name for a certain cut of fabric, and in this case the "charms" are cut into 5 inches by 5 inches.

Thank you for your question and your interest.

This swap series was one of the first I joined back in 2009 when I came to swap-bot. Later I got the honor of hosting it. It has been and always will be one of my favorite swaps!

njstauter 06/16/2015 #

I have also read that a 'charm' quilt means that a fabric is only used once. If it is used twice, then it is called 'charming'. Not sure where I read this or when, but it always stuck with me and I will often make a quilt with this as a goal.

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