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Squares – Squares are readily available in a 5in (12.7cm) size, often called charm squares, and in a larger 10in (25.4cm) size (called Layer Cakes™ by Moda). These squares are usually a selection of twenty or forty different fabrics from one collection. They can be used as squares or to create other units, such as half-square and quarter-square triangles.

Strips – Pre-cut strips are popular and are commonly available 2¹⁄₂in (6.3cm) wide x 44in (112cm) long. Strips this size may be called ‘roll-ups’. Moda call these strips Jelly Rolls™. Narrower strips 1¹⁄₂in (3.8cm) wide x 44in (112cm) long are also available (Moda call theirs Honey Buns™). Pre-cut strips are usually twenty to forty-two fabrics from a single collection. They can be used to piece many units and blocks and one roll of forty-two 2¹⁄₂in (6.3cm) wide strips is usually sufficient for a single bed-sized quilt, depending on how the strips are pieced.

Triangles – Pre-cut triangles may be offered by some fabric manufacturers, usually eighty 6in (15.2cm) half-square triangles, with two triangles each of forty different fabrics from the same collection. Moda call their pre-cut triangles Turnovers™.

Panels – Panels, sometimes called cheater cloths, are available in various sizes printed with a scene or other pictorial element. They can be a quick way to create a quilt or wall hanging such as the one that illustrates the Foreword.

Kits – There are many quilt patterns available as kits complete with instructions, patterns and fabrics.