Sometimes, I will just buy charm packs - in quilting lingo these are packs of 5" squares containing a full complete sampling of a fabric line. These quilts were inspired by one little pack.
I made a couple of table runners out of the first little charm pack I had picked up - likely at a quilt show somewhere. One of these table runners was sold and that person decided she wanted a queen quilt made from the same fabrics.
Now, fabrics can sit in my closet for a while before I make anything, so the likelihood of finding the exact fabrics again get less as time goes on. I was fortunate to find a jelly roll (pack of 2.5" strips) and a fat quarter pack to make the queen sized quilt. All good.
And earlier this year, the bin that I keep my batik fabrics in was no longer closing, so I pulled the baggie that had the left overs from the queen quilt out and went searching for a pattern or two to make some new quilts.
I found this pattern in a book called Tabletastic 2 and made a couple table runners out of strips that were left from the previous quilt. These were sold very quickly on Etsy.
I also made this one from 2.5" squares with a coordinating blue batik also found in my batik bin.
Then, the person that purchased the last runners came back and wanted matching pieces for her night tables. A little adjusting the pieces, there was enough fabric left to make these two runners for her.
Now, there are only a few scraps left of this fabric line, not enough to make something this big, but they will find their way into another project sometime!
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