I have said before that I love charm packs.  They are packs of 5 inch squares made from the entire collection of a particular line of fabric.  The packs usually contain around 40 squares.  The cost is generally about $8 and gives you a nice sampling of the line of fabric.  Obviously, you can also use the charm packs, but a lot of people are at a loss as to what the heck they are supposed to do with these little squares of heaven.  Here are a few ideas:

• Arrange and rearrange all the pretty squares of fabric (just for entertainment)
• Camera Strap Cover (just blogged about that)
• Cards (visit Craft Apple‘s blog)
• Little Girl Skirts
• Little Girl Pants
• Little Girl Pinafore Top
• Dish Towels (jazz up plain ol’ towels)
• Quilts  (TONS of patterns out there using charms & combos of precuts)
• Apron (pieced diagonally – seriously cute!)
• Tote Bag
• Pincushions
• Patchwork Memo Board (Just saw this on Moda Bake Shop!)
• Yo-yos
• Notebook Covers
• Patchwork Pillow cases
• Applique Bibs
• Applique or patchwork burp cloths
• Applique Onesies
• Applique T-shirts
• Applique Pants
• Patch holes in Pants
• Patchwork placemat
• Decoupage furniture
• Decoupage picture frame
• Decoupage mirror frame
• Patchwork Scarf
• Patchwork anything and everything you could possibly think of sewing.

So that last one is totally cheating – but basically true.     Also be sure to check out Moda Bake Shop.   They have tons and tons of ideas for precut fabrics (not just charms).