a 'charming' tip for swappers

[justdawne]

I'm working on a quilt now made from 6.5" charms. Sometimes when I'm cutting charms I'll have a row at the end that is 6.25" that can't be sent with the others.

I save all of these b/c they are great for the borders. You can cut them into squares or rectangles and do a piano key border. That's sort of what I'm working on right now. So far, I really like it.

Pics to follow,
dawne

[sadiedaisy1]

Thanks for the good idea, Dawne.

[Leetec]

That is a good idea.
I cut mine down to 5 inches or 4 1/2 or 2 1/2 to use for other size charm swaps or to use in my "People, Places and Quilt Shops" quilt.

[DouceFleur1]

Dawne, it's a good idea. Thanks for sharing!

LOVE & HUGS

Denise

[justdawne]

For those who may be interested I posted 2 pictures of the I SPY quilt I'm working on. One of the pics shows my 'piano key border a la Dawne'.

Pics are in the photo section - I spy quilt in progress.

dawne

[astitchintime]

Thanks so much for that idea, you know we quilters hate to see good fabric without a home!!
Happy stitching!!
Debi