Nothing really connected on what to do with them, but after watching Suzanne from Designs Originals on You Tube, I thought I'd at least use them to practice her technique of a 10-minute square. She used larger squares, but since I had these that's what's going into this quilt.
It takes five squares, one a different color for the center.
Fold the center piece in half.
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Sandwich the folded center piece between two squares,
raw edges together. Sew down one side.
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Sew the other side of the folded center between two
more squares. Clear as mud, right?
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This is what it should look like when you've sewn the two sides,
sort of a little bridge.
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Grab one square from each side, opening up the folded piece
to create a little pocket.
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It should look like this. Pinning makes it a lot easier, though
I tend to be a non-pinner in most of my sewing projects.
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Carefully sew across all the layers and avoid catching
pieces you shouldn't (this I know from experience.)
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When you open it up, it looks like this. Magic!
Iron it nice and flat, making the corners line up with the seams.
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You can straight seam sew around the edges, make them
into cathedral windows (whatever that is), or use a
decorative stitch around the edges like this.
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These are some of the oddly colored/patterned squares that I now need
to arrange into a little boys quilt. The other squares in the
charm pack are girly colors, so I'll use them for a little girl quilt.
To be continued........
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