Ok... here's exactly why I dont' like charm packs (let me get up on my soap box....)

[Hulamoon]

I would do as Kim suggested and look at the packs when they pop up and choose from the collection and buy yardage. I'm getting more into five and under print quilts. If the pack is really kid friendly that's the one I will buy.

The precut world isn't going to change. You can buy 1/4 yard cuts too.

[Carrie J]

Karen made a very valid point. And might I suggest, if charm packs don't have enough the particular fabrics you want, either purchase layer cakes, or yardage. All are for sale and shown on the page you order your charm pack from. Easey, peasey!

[coffeebreak]

Ummm, I counted 10 with hummingbirds. Or are those not hummingbirds? Look closely at the color on color ones.

No, you are right...fiffth look and squinting and about 8 inches from the monitor...yeah, those are birds..solid color outline on same color background. If you have to look that hard...it isn't worth including them in the name..plus...once assembled..you wouldn't be able to make them out as birds.

[GrammaBabs]

I'm with you Karen.. many times I LOVE the daily deal...but being a "picky" consumer.. I HAVE to look at ALL the prints which is not always shown,, and a lot of the time I decide NO,,, don't like that many of the.... it's saving me a fortune...LOL

That is why they supply a picture of every print in the collection. No one is trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

[coffeebreak]

Cheri, what you really need is a charm pack buddy -- someone to work a trade with. I love the other fabrics in that pack, but would not want all those birds. I find that is true frequently (like 1/2 of it, but not the other 1/2).

I did just do something like that kaydee... I bough 4 packs of the "Lovely" charms awhile back...and used the ones I liked and made mention of not using the others (half of each pack) and someone said she'd buy the others from me as she liked those! So we did! THat was really nice to do. But in this case... I'd want 42 of just the birds!

Maybe Admin would do a new discussion category for trades of "charms I don't like...do you like them?" or something like that! I might buy charms again!

[coffeebreak]

That is why they supply a picture of every print in the collection. No one is trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

I'm not saying they are. I"m just discussing (as many agree) why we don't like charm packs. Sometimes if you say why you dont' like something...someone has a suggestion how to work around it..... like kaydee did.

[coffeebreak]

I bought two of the hummingbird packs and made Jenny's charm square totes with them. I was definitely not disappointed with them and neither were the people to whom I gave the totes as gifts. I agree with Karen, there's a reason they supply the photos so everyone knows exactly what is included.

But why call it Hummingbird..where you only got 6 of those. They were the minority of designs.

[buckeyequilter]

In my layer cake package there are 14 squares that have the larger hummingbirds on them, that doesn't include the tone on tone hummingbird fabric. If I cut those into charms then I will have 56 charms. So I'm assuming there are 14 squares of that same hummingbird fabric in the charm packs.

[LRM]

Like Kim T said, I like the charm pack picture to see the whole line and then I can buy yardage of the ones I like/want. Always look at the picture with all the charms and zoom in if needed. Then buy what you need. M* always has the parts below for easy buying -- funny how easy they make it.

[K. McEuen]

Maybe Admin would do a new discussion category for trades of "charms I don't like...do you like them?" or something like that! I might buy charms again!

No admin won't set up a separate category for that. There is no need to since there is an already existing group for that very purpose. Swapping, trading or giving away unwanted fabric/sewing related items. No selling is allowed on this board.

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