Help making a chevron quilt...will this work??
 

Do you think I can sew 2 strips that are 5" wide together and then cut them at a 45 degree angle in sections of about 8" lengths and sew together on angles to create a chevron quilt? I don't want to do half square triangles. Please, any suggestions and help are greatly appreciated! (Making a king size chevron quilt for my daughter.) Thank you!! Karen :o

You can make a chevron quilt without HST's but instead of cutting at 45 degree
you'd cut straight...then trim the edges. A lot easier than sewing on the bias.
Take a look at this tutorial.
http://www.dreampatch.com.au/2013/11...gles-free.html

You don't need to do that. You can make a chevron quilt entirely out of rectangles. Here are some links that show how:
http://www.dreampatch.com.au/2012/10...l#.V5D4l7iANBd
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...ithout_30.html

Here's another one.
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.ca/20...ithout_30.html

I would try it with paper first. Angles can be tricky because of the fabric lost in the seam. There is a way to do it with strips. I'll see if I can find a pic. If you want to try it this way, let me know and I'll find the directions.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]554361[/ATTACH]

Here are some more links:
http://heartofwisdom.com/heartathome...s-i-e-zig-zag/
http://www.kelbysews.com/2014/04/eas...-tutorial.html

Thank you!!

I just sewed two strips (3.5" width) together and cut the strip into 6.5" blocks.The blocks need to be square in order to do this simple chevron quilt.

ManiacQuilter2, thank you soo much!! That is beautiful! Now to begin tackling a king size chevron quilt. :thumbup:

Karen YOU can do it, one bite at a time!