Connecting Threads – Charm squares

I told you all last week or earlier this week that I had ordered charm packages from Connecting Threads to see what the fabric was like as the prices are so low that it had me curious as to the quality of the fabric.  Let me say right off the bat, I have no affiliation with Connecting Threads, I have no stock with the company I had no incentive to buy their products, I got no discount ect. other than getting free shipping on my order of slightly over $50 as I took this opportunity to order some notions that I needed – rotary blades ect, this is just me giving my opinion which very well might differ from an experience you had with their fabric. My package arrived today – so here are the photos-

These are the 3 packages of Batik Charms that I got – they are called – fall, summer and spring each package had 24 charms and each package cost me $2.48.  I felt them, rubbed them, tried to stretch them, held them up to the light and then did the same with a piece of batik that I got from a quilt shop – truthfully they seem to be exactly the same.  Now I did not wash them, or of course try to sew with them or quilt them.  I will do that down the road and share my results with you. ( EDITED:  I do not mean to wash them as charms but after they are put into a quilt)

Next, the row on the left had 40 pieces in it and is called Candy Mirage Charms it cost $2.75 again the touch, fondle, stretch, light test – all seemed the same as I normally would purchase at a quilt shop.

The row on the right is Mirage Jewel Charms, 24 charms for $1.65 same testing, same results.

Next up were these 3 packets.  The one on the left is Candy Solid Charms, 58 pieces for $3.99

the middle row – Bright Candy Charms, 31 pieces for $2.76

the row on the right is a bit of a mixture called Flower Basket Charms, 24 pieces for $2.02

they all passed my test also.

This is my own opinion as stated above but I found nothing wrong with these fabrics.  The next test will be sewing with them – but they have passed my touch/look at test   As you can see by the prices I did not spend much money on them so it will be no big waste if they do not sew well.  I don’t know when I will get around to doing something with them – I will make several baby quilts or lap size quilts with them to test them out.  I’m labeling Ziploc bags with each set to keep them organized by type of fabric so I will know what I used.  I will do a post sometime in the future about the experience.

In this day and age of economy problems any reduction in quilting supplies (if good quality) is welcome in my book.  As a lot of you know there are no quilt shops in my area and I have to travel over 80 miles in any direction to get to a nice shop – all we have in our town is Hobby Lobby.

I will certainly continue to also shop at other on line stores and I will share a photo of the fabric that I also got today to expand my red and greens for the applique quilt that I am doing in those shade – my selection was running low so I needed to get some more.  I will post of photo that I took today of the Bow Tie Medallion quilt as well.