Charm pack quilt planner is the 5-inch precut job: moda-style squares, turnover layouts, simple grids that finish without recutting every charm. Quiltler does that in the studio with blocks, layout and fabric math from pieces. Quick pack counts live on precut calculator. Strip quilts use jelly roll quilt planner; 10-inch stacks use layer cake quilt planner. The general plan — size, blocks, yardage — is still quilt planner software.
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What charm pack planning includes
- 5-inch square grids. Four-patches, nine-patches, disappearing nines — units whose math assumes charm-scale starting squares unless you deliberately sub-cut.
- A size you set. Named throw or lap sizes from the quilt sizes guide so a charm quilt stays gift-scale.
- Ten fabrics on free. Photograph a background and a focus print; free keeps one saved quilt and ten fabrics, plus solids for scrappy charm mixes.
- Yardage from the layout. Exact sizes and yardage for a design you make come with a $4.99 unlock of that layout or Quilter. Blocks that need paper use FPP sheets from foundation paper piecing in the pack when required.
Scrappy charms vs a controlled palette
Charm quilts often mean many prints — one square each from a pack. Quiltler handles scrappy roles with solids unlimited on free and photo stash on subscription. For a many-print plan before you open packs, see scrappy quilt planner. For two-fabric charm layouts (background plus focus), free is often enough to audition the grid before you buy yardage for borders.
Layout tools — sashing, borders, on-point sets — live on quilt layout software. Patchwork with triangles cut from charms is patchwork designer territory: the pieces must still sum to real yardage.
Run precut calculator for shopping, then save the charm layout here so yardage matches the blocks you chose.
Free to plan; paid to print the chart
Charm layouts and blocks run with no card. Free accounts keep one saved quilt and ten fabric photos. Exact sizes, yardage, cutting charts, and exports for a design you make come with a $4.99 unlock of that layout or Quilter. Public calculator pages stay free. Unlimited saves, the full yardage pack, and a larger photo stash are the subscription. Confirm prices at checkout; terms are the legal copy.
Honest free tier: free quilt design software. Stash photos: quilt fabric stash app.
Who this page is for
Quilters with charm packs from a swap, a sale, or a layer-cake companion purchase. Teachers demoing quick grid quilts. It is a poor fit if your precuts are 2.5-inch strips — use the jelly roll planner — or 10-inch squares — use the layer cake planner.
Browser session: online quilt designer. Product map: quilt design software.