striped chevrons quilt top (and tutorial)

If you would like to make a larger version of this quilt, or if you are looking for more detailed instructions that include fabric requirements, the pattern is now available on Craftsy and Etsy.  

I had some jelly roll leftovers sitting around and I needed to work on a project to help maintain my sanity, so I thought I'd put together a quick baby quilt.  And while I was at it, I thought I'd share a (really) rough tutorial.

1.  Choose four strips that are 2.5"xWOF.  I alternated white solid with prints, but you could do whatever you want.  Piece them together along the long sides.
2.  Take half of these and set them aside.
3.  With the other half, line up the 60 degree mark on your ruler with one of the seams, and cut along the left side of the ruler.  
 4.  You could make the chevrons any width, I made mine 5 inches, so I lined up the cut edge with the 5 inch mark on my ruler and the 60 degree mark with one of the seams.  Cut along the right edge.
5.  You end up with one of these.  Keep cutting until you run out of fabric.
 6.  Grab the other half of blocks that you had set aside and cut them the opposite direction.
Piece your diamond shaped pieces into columns and then sew the columns together.  Trim along the top and bottom so that you have a straight edge (I didn't completely trim mine since I am going to trim again after I quilt it).
This was surprisingly quick and is jelly roll friendly.  And it definitely helped my sanity.


Follow on Bloglovin
loading..

58 comments

  1. I really love this. I might try this with a variety of scraps.

    ReplyDelete

  2. This is absolutely adorable, and I love the tutorial! Thanks for sharing, Erica!!

    ReplyDelete

  3. This is such a great pattern! Beautiful colors.

    ReplyDelete

  4. Oooh, this is great Erica! I have a jelly roll that I don't know what to do with and this one really appeals to me. Thanks for posting it! Hope you're hanging in there.

    ReplyDelete

  6. What a cute little quilt! I bet it comes together really fast.

    ReplyDelete

  7. Lovely quilt, and what a great tutorial. This could be really handy in a quilt emergency, I can definitely see me making more than one of these cuties, thanks.

    ReplyDelete

  10. Oh, Erica.... Very sweet! Your method makes it hard for anyone to resist. It looks sew easy! Hope you don't mind if I share this, with a link back, on my facebook page at http://facebook.com/sewfreshquilts.

    ReplyDelete

  11. Very cute quilty. I like the simplicity of it.

    ReplyDelete

  12. Gosh, this is a terrific quilt and tut! Thank you for sharing your clever, clever jellyness.

    ReplyDelete

  13. I'm all for sewing for sanity! Very sweet quilt!

    ReplyDelete

  14. Darling quilt! Thank you for the tutorial!

    ReplyDelete

  15. Very pretty quilt and great tutorial will be trying this on a smaller scale :)

    ReplyDelete

  16. What a delightful quilt top! Your tutorial is great.

    ReplyDelete

  17. This looks awesome! Good way to maintain your sanity :-)

    ReplyDelete

  20. This would be really amazing to make with binding leftovers. Thanks for the tutorial - I definitely see this in my future.

    ReplyDelete

  21. this is awesome ! thanks for sharing !!

    ReplyDelete

  22. It's so pretty! And a great look for jelly roll strips. I'm bookmarking the post for future ideas. Thank you!

    ReplyDelete

  23. This is great, thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete

  24. I love this! And your directions and pictures explain everything. Thanks so much. I am sharing this on my facebook page, Organic
    cottons, pre-cuts and
    Quilts.

    ReplyDelete

  25. Hi Erica,

    Love this quilt, but I had one question. You said to divide the strips in half, but it appears from the photo that 60% of the strips are going in one direction & 40% are going in the other. Could you please explain? Thank you.

    ReplyDelete

  26. This is a very sweet pattern, but am I understanding this correctly that it requires only 4 jelly roll strips and 4 solid strips to make the whole quilt?

    ReplyDelete

  27. Did this take an entire jelly roll and if not, how many strips did you end up using of the patterned fabric? I have a jelly roll that is only 30 strips and I'm trying to find a pattern to use with it.

    Love this quilt! Thanks for the tutorial! :D

    ReplyDelete

  28. Right up my alley.
    Aka kingcooper0001@aol.com

    ReplyDelete

  29. Right up my alley.
    Aka kingcooper0001@aol.com

    ReplyDelete

  30. Right up my alley.
    Aka kingcooper0001@aol.com

    ReplyDelete

  31. Right up my alley.
    Aka kingcooper0001@aol.com

    ReplyDelete

  33. Great quilt idea and very helpful questions.

    ReplyDelete

  34. I really like the chevron quilt

    ReplyDelete

  35. I really like the chevron quilt

    ReplyDelete

  36. This is probably a really stupid question, but what does the "WOF" mean in this phrase: Choose four strips that are 2.5"xWOF

    I love the quilt, by the way!

    ReplyDelete

  38. Could you please let us know how much solid fabric is needed for this pattern?

    ReplyDelete

  39. I love your blog. All of the quilts are absolutely gorgeous! I am going to attempt this one. Thank you for sharing. :)

    ReplyDelete

  40. Really cute and I have a ton of 2.5" strips waiting to be used up!

    ReplyDelete

  41. I am a new quilter. This my second quilt. I have made all the striped chevron blocks. I am having trouble trying to sew the blocks in a column. When I sew two together the seams do not match. What am I doing wrong?

    Hoping you have an answer

    Thank You

    ReplyDelete
    Replies

    1. The seams need to cross 1/4" down from the top. One tip that might help is inserting a pin 1/4" down and making sure it goes through both seams. Make sure to place a pin each time there are seams to match. I hope that helps!

      Delete

  42. Rlaugustan: I found this quilt very deceptive. It's definitely not as easy as it looks. I, too, struggled to get the seams to match. I pinned and basted, and then ripped it out & tried again. I was successful in the end, but it was very slow going, and by the time I finished, I never wanted to see it again, and donated the to to Quilts for Kids.

    If someone has a "secret" to getting the seams to match on the first try, I'd really like to heat it!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies

    1. I'm so sorry you had trouble! The seams need to cross 1/4" from the top and using lots of pins helps.

      Delete

  43. Thank you so much for the help, (Barbara Lyons & Erica.) With some trial and error I was able to get the first column done. Now on the the rest of the quilt top (queen size). I will post picture after it is finished.

    ReplyDelete

  44. I enjoyed over read your blog post. Your blog have nice information, I got good ideas from this amazing blog. I am always searching like this type blog post. I hope I will see again..
    Best web hosting in Bangladesh

    ReplyDelete

  46. Good blog post. I want to thank you for interesting and helpful information and I like your point of view. Thank you!
    Assignment Expert

    ReplyDelete

  48. Thanks for sharing this important post with us.

    Gmail Support Number

    ReplyDelete

  50. nice sharing
    if you have any issue related to printer you can visit here
    Printer Customer Care

    ReplyDelete

  52. Visit our website to know the reviews of different assignment writing service providers. Visit allassignmenthelp reviews

    ReplyDelete

  54. cabs2go cab Rental from Mumbai to Shirdi and get best Best Deals on your cab booking. Hire taxi for full day from Mumbai to Shirdi. Taxi Rental services available for all types of cab

    mumbai to shirdi cab

    ReplyDelete

  55. assignment editing services
    There is a different technique to write an essay but you should follow the path which will lead you to the place where you can find the right way to write the essay. Here Am going to show you about how to write an essay. There is the link to the description which will guide you through the whole process:

    ReplyDelete

  56. Do visit our website to get best assignment help from our experts

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
Powered by Blogger.