10 Free Quilt Patterns For 5” Squares: Charm Bundles!
Here are ten free quilt patterns using pre-cut charm square fabric for fun and easy sewing. Some of the patterns also use layer cakes (10″ squares) or mini charm squares (2.5″ squares), but you can enjoy each free pattern over and over with each new bundle you buy.
You can save so much time by using pre-cut fabrics in your sewing. Not only are they perfectly sized, they are also nicely coordinated. I love buying pre-cut bundles and designing quilts with them. I’ve put some of my free quilt patterns here for you to enjoy too. Happy sewing!
All About Charm Square Bundles
Charm packs (bundles) are coordinated, pre-cut fabric bundles of 5″ squares. You can purchase various amounts of squares per bundle, but 42 pieces is pretty typical. I have seen packs that have 100 squares though, so it’s not hard to get what you need for your project.
For reference, 42 squares is just over half a yard of fabric. Depending on the size and design of your quilt, you can really make one pack work wonders.
Charm packs are a great way to get one or two pieces from each print in the collection without spending a fortune. Here’s where I often buy charm bundles when I shop for fabric online.
Easy Spool Quilt Pattern
Use my free easy quilt pattern and your pre-cut charm pack fabric bundle to make a fun and tumbled sewing quilt. This pattern only uses 36 squares, and the finished quilt size is 71” x 71”.
Charm Patch Quilt
This easy quilt pattern uses 81 charm squares, so you’ll need 2 charm packs. If you don’t have any charm packs on hand, this is a great way to use up fabric scraps from your scrap bin! This throw sized quilt finishes at approximately 46’’ x 57’’.
Charm Poppy Quilt
Sew a an adorable throw size quilt (or large baby quilt) using a charm bundle of your favorite cotton quilting fabrics! You’ll only need one charm pack, so it’s easy on the budget and perfect for a beginner quilter. The Charm Poppy finished quilt size is approximately 54’’ x 50’’.
Charm Square Blossoms Quilt
How many fabric bundles do you have in your stash? Here’s the perfect quilt pattern to use up a charm square bundle – it’s easy and fast and you’ll need just 1 1/4 yards of background fabric to finish it up.
Buffalo Plaid Baby Quilt
This plaid quilt finishes at approximately 45″ x 45″ but is easily adjustable to any size you want! You will use 25 squares in each of four colors for a total of 100 squares.
Easy Patchwork Quilt
This easy quilt pattern for beginners or expert quilters is the perfect way to use up extra fabric scraps or you can make a beautifully coordinated quilt with pre-cut 2 1/2’’ square fabric pieces that come in precut mini-charm packs. You can also use a 5″ charm pack and just sub cut into four even pieces each.
Spring Picnic Quilt
For this quilt you only need one 10″ layer cake and one 5″ charm pack (at least forty pieces in each bundle). It finishes at 51″ x 63″ but can easily be sized up by adding more rows.
French Door Panel Quilt
Take any size panel you have and turn it into a beautiful French Door! Enjoy this video tutorial and free pattern to put yours together. You will only need one charm pack depending on the dimensions This particular quilt finished at 36″ x 48″ and used one charm pack.
Candy Swirls Quilt Pattern
You will use matching layer cake and charm pack bundles to make this sweet, nostalgic quilt pattern. A set of 30 blocks will make a 60″ x 72″ quilt.
Charm Pack Cherry Quilt
You will use four charm packs to sew this Charm Pack Cherry quilt pattern which finishes at 52.5″ by 54.5″. The pattern calls for 2 solid packs and 2 printed packs.
Bonus Charm Square Sewing Pattern
If you have any leftover charm pack squares after all that quilting, here is a bonus sewing pattern to use them up in a useful and beautiful way. You only need five squares for each tiny zipper bag.
Bonus Charm Square Fabric Tray Tutorial
This sewing project tutorial will walk you through how to make a fabric tray that will only take you ten minutes to create. You will use two 5″ squares of fabric, and one 5″ square of batting.
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