I want to make a chevron quilt. Which is better: the chevron quilt made with half square triangles or the made with with strips?
Thanks for your input!
Marilee
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I want to make a chevron quilt. Which is better: the chevron quilt made with half square triangles or the made with with strips?
Thanks for your input!
Marilee
I've done hst's myself. not sure of strips.
The triangles you have to watch the bias edges. I think the one made from rectangles would be easier.
I'm making one using HST. I like to cut my HST bigger and trim them down to square them up.
Joyce
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My HST have no bias edges since they are cut from squares. I TOO make them larger, then starch and press and then trim them down to size. Choose what is easiest for you to work with.Originally Posted by joyce888
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I'm not really great at doing HST so I made a baby quilt from this free pattern http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.ca/20...ithout_30.html
This looks so much easier than using HSTs. I have some fabric that is begging to be made in to a Chevron quilt and I am going to use this method. Thanks for posting.
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I also used this method for a baby quilt Rainbow Chevron I found it easy to do.
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I followed the MSQC tutorial to make this one The black tuxedo with the brown shoes
I used very large HSTs (6 or 6 1/2 inches each, I don't remember exactly). But I wanted my Chevrons to be large. I did the two HSTs from a square where you don't cut them apart until after you sew the diagonal seams and it turned out great!!
Attached is a pic of the finished quilt.
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