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    Default Have you ever had one charm

    Missing from a pack? It say's 42, but there is one missing.. I put them up on my wall to make a quick baby quilt. I'm pretty sure I can find something to sneak in from my stash. I just never had this happen before.



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    Default Re: Have you ever had one charm

    I once had a charm pack that had all 42, but one was cut in half.....so really only 41 whole pieces. I was able to find a scrap that worked, but it was frustrating.

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    Default Re: Have you ever had one charm

    I suppose I'd actually have to use one of my many charm packs to see if all the pieces are here or not! However, the quilt top I finished yesterday was from a kit I bought about three years ago. Well, as I was sewing it together, there was one piece (it was precut into 5.5 x 8 inch pieces) was a good half inch too narrow. Then there was another with a hole punched right in the middle of it!! So I dug thru my fat quarters and picked the ugliest I could to go into the ugliest quilt I'd ever sewn and I think it will be okay. I added the inner and outer borders yesterday and by the time I was done with that, the whole ugly thing had kind of grown on me. I had originally bought it to make for my mom, but decided it was too icky, but I'm thinking now that she will get it afterall. What mom doesn't like a present from her kid, right? I'll keep telling myself that.....
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    Default Re: Have you ever had one charm

    I bought a kit with charms from a LQS that was very frustrating. Nearly every charm had the salvage still attached. Then the backing was 1/2 the stated size. That quilt shop is no longer in business.

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    Default Re: Have you ever had one charm

    Did you check to see if two are sticking together? I've had that happen before.
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    Default Re: Have you ever had one charm

    I've never had that happen, but I have had charm packs with an extra or 2, which really, is almost as bad, because what do you do with the single extra 5-inch square?
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    Default Re: Have you ever had one charm

    I had a pack that had a couple of them cut in half...but for what I was doing I had enough others. But the 1/2 one was one that I really liked.

    I just used a layer cake and one was cut in half....but there were still 42 whole ones in the pack.
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    Default Re: Have you ever had one charm

    Grrr... that's a frustrating problem to have!! I would imagine it would be even worse if it was a charm pack you've had in your stash for a while and now is not available to purchase... making getting a replacement or purchasing extra yardage nearly impossible

    Hope it's just that two are stuck together for you....
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