Just Two Charm Pack Quilts - Making Your Own Charm Pack

The Just Two Charm Pack Quilts book is launching soon!  Starting April 17th, I will be having a limited time, signed book bundle. The actual book publication is tentatively May 25th.

As part of the launch, I have recorded a number of videos showing some of the quilts from the book and giving some helpful tips.  

Book Introductory Video

SINGLE CHARM PACK INTO TWO

If you have a single charm pack that you would like to use for one of the book quilts you have three main options:

1. If your heart is set on using the charm pack collection and only that collection, you can try to find another charm pack (or layer cake) of that same collection.  I have had good luck finding older collections on Etsy, Ebay, and sometimes my local quilt shop.
2. You can combine charm packs of different (but complimentary) collections.  Many times collections from the same designer or same fabric manufacturer pair well together.  You might already have the prefect pair of charm packs ready to use :)
3. You can use your charm pack as a starting point and pull scraps and other fabrics from your stash to coordinate with them.  The video below shows how I pull fabrics based on the colors from a single charm pack.

Just Two Charm Pack Quilts - Video #2 - Making Your Own Charm Pack

COMBINING TWO CHARM PACKS

For the alternate version for the Star Rays quilt, I really liked the Elixir collection by Melody Miller for Ruby Star Society, but I only had one charm pack.

I also had a charm pack of Camellia, also by Melody Miller, in my stash and because the two collections were made by the same designer, they went together really well.

The resultant quilt actually has a more scrappy (yet cohesive) feel than if I had only used one of the collections.

Star Rays

Pieced by Dale Hernandez and quilted by the Carolina Quilt Studio

Photo by C&T Publications

EXPANDING A CHARM PACK

For the main colorway of Lover's Lane, I started with a single charm pack of Clementine by Melody Miller from Ruby Star Society (fun fact, this was a leftover charm pack from my other book, Just One Charm Pack Quilts for the quilt on the cover).  I used the colors within the charm pack to pull additional fabrics from my stash into order to "expand" the single charm pack into two.

Lover's Lane

Pieced by Cheryl Brickey and quilted by Bear Creek Quilting Company

Photo by C&T Publications

LAUNCH DATES

Pre-Sale Dates April 17 - April 22 - I am going to be offering a super bundle for signed books that will include additional patterns, plus a chance to win a quilt from the book that will only be available during this pre-sale. More details soon :)

Publication Date May 25th - Just Two Charm Pack Quilts' official publication date right now is May 25th. The exact date may still change a tiny bit due to printing or shipping delays.

AMAZON PRE-SALE   

The Just Two Charm Pack Quilts is available as a pre-order through Amazon (affiliate link).

BOOK HOP

In late July/early August, there will be a book hop where a bunch of quilters will be showing off their versions of the book quilts. I love seeing everyone's take on the designs and am excited to see what they make.

SEW ALONG

I will be hosting a sew along for the book starting in January 2024. This will be a super fun and easy going quilt along and I hope that you will join in! More details to come...