How to use Precuts with Janet Clare
Jelly Rolls and Precuts • Educational, G, 08-Nov-2019
The smaller pre-cut sets come in packs of 5″ squares – called charm packs. Moda also produce some packs of 2.5in squares and tempting to purchase, we all often wonder how we can use these. Well Janet has designed some patterns for you that do just that. There is a great project bag that uses the 5″ charm squares, and then she suggests you might like to do some string piecing to produce a cushion; or there is a very delightful (and very useful) sewing trio that uses up all the smaller 2.5inch squares with just one half-square triangle left – but Janet even has suggestion for that.
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