Moda Fabrics 4 Charm Packs plus Quilt - Downloadable PDF

Moda Fabrics 4 Charm Packs Plus Quilt – Free Downloadable PDF Pattern Summary

This free downloadable PDF pattern from Moda Fabrics guides quilters through creating a beautifully scrappy charm quilt measuring a generous 62½" x 76" — a versatile size that works equally well as a throw, lap quilt, or bed topper for a child. The design is rated intermediate difficulty and is a wonderful project for quilters who are comfortable with basic patchwork and want to explore the classic tradition of charm quilting using precut fabric squares.

What Is Being Made

The finished project is a full-size patchwork quilt built around the charm quilt tradition — a style in which no two fabric squares in the quilt are identical. The quilt features a pieced center made entirely from 5" charm squares, framed by a narrow inner border and a wider final outer border, with a coordinating binding to finish the edges. The overall effect is a richly varied, scrappy surface that showcases the full range of prints within the chosen fabric collections.

Materials Required

• 4 Charm Packs — providing 160 precut 5" x 5" squares (the pattern assumes approximately 40 squares per pack with an equal mix of light and dark fabrics)
• Inner border fabric: ½ yard — the cutting instructions reference Tula Pink fabric, cut into 6 strips at 2½" x WOF (width of fabric, approximately 42")
• Final border and binding fabric: 2 yards — the pattern references Flutterby and Tula Pink fabrics, with 8 strips cut at 5" x WOF for the border and 8 strips at 2½" x WOF for the binding
• Backing fabric: 6 yards

For quilters who prefer to cut their own 5" squares rather than use precut charm packs, the pattern provides a helpful yardage conversion guide: a ¼ yard yields 8 squares, a fat quarter yields 12 squares, a ½ yard yields 24 squares, a ¾ yard yields 40 squares, and a full yard yields 56 squares.

Techniques Used

• Charm quilting — the traditional practice of assembling a quilt top in which every fabric piece is a different print, celebrating variety and the interplay of light and dark values across the surface
• Strip cutting — border and binding strips are cut across the full width of fabric using standard rotary cutting methods
• Row-by-row assembly — the quilt center is constructed by sewing squares together into rows before joining the rows
• Pressing in opposing directions — rows are pressed in alternating directions to allow seams to nest cleanly when rows are joined, reducing bulk at intersections
• Borders with mitered or straight application — inner and outer borders are added to frame the pieced center
• Binding — the quilt is finished with a traditional fabric binding cut from the border yardage

Stitches and Construction Details

• All seams are sewn with a precise ¼" seam allowance, which is standard for quilting and ensures accurate block sizing throughout
• The quilt center is assembled by sewing together 14 rows of eleven 5" squares each, using all 160 charm squares from the four packs
• Rows are pressed in opposite directions before being joined, a fundamental quilting technique that creates tightly interlocked seam intersections and a flatter finished top

Pattern Format and Accessibility

This pattern is available as a free downloadable PDF from Moda Fabrics, making it immediately accessible after download. It is designed for intermediate-level quilters who are familiar with rotary cutting, accurate seam allowances, and basic quilt assembly. The use of precut charm packs