Chevron Quilt Pattern Using Rectangles

The second was a hand pieced quilt my sister in law made with her mother that had sat unfinished for a long time.

Chevron quilt pattern using rectangles.

Cut all of your 5 inch by 5 inch squares. I m all over that like a donkey on a waffle. Cut all of your squares in half from corner to corner so that each square will produce 2 triangles. Just lay them with the diagonal seams going in alternating directions to create the chevron pattern.

Lay out all of your triangles into your desired chevron quilt pattern. Chevron quilt made with a parallellogram. So lay out your blocks in rows of 8. Chevron quilt made with flying geese rectangles this is a great idea and is very similar to the quarter square triangle chevron quilt except that the flying geese units are a little easier to work with.

See materials needed for the number of squares that will be needed. The first was for my brother a quillow. Diy and crafts. Jan 27 2014 well you ve gotta love a good chevron quilt and a chevron quilt with out hst.

Notice that you have 16 hst s with each fabric 8 with the fabric above it in the quilt and 8 with the fabric below it. When i was looking for a quilt pattern to use for my grandsons quilt i decided i liked the simplicity of a chevron quilt using rectangles. It is also easier because you can use half square triangles to end the rows. Jan 27 2014 well you ve gotta love a good chevron quilt and a chevron quilt with out hst.

A lap quilt that gets folded into a pocket and turns into a pillow that my mother and i pieced using simple rectangles and then i quilted using straight lines on our home sewing machine. Ive seen lots of different chevron quilt designs with many unique variations. I m all over that like a donkey on a waffle. The one thing i didnt like about designs that i saw was that many had the design chopped off on the top and bottom.