katier825

I made these 2 chevron quilts using different methods. The blue/green one was made using half square triangles. The pink/yellow/green one was made using rectangles and this pattern:

http://beesquarefabrics.blogspot.com...t-without.html

I thought it would be good to give a comparison of the two methods.
Half square triangle method:

• Starched the fabric
• Layout was straight rows, easier to keep track of as I was going along
• Outer edge was all on the grain of the fabric, so it was easy to handle

Rectangle method:

• Starched the fabric
• Layout was diagonal rows. I had to keep the whole quilt laid out so I wouldn’t assemble it wrong
• Once the outer points were trimmed off, the entire outer edge was on the bias
• Sandwiching it was very difficult. Even with starch, I still had some stretching and distortion
• I quilted a looser design so that I could work with the fullness. I did have a few small pleats in the edges, but the binding covered it well.
• If I had put a border on this, it may have been easier to handle.

I’m happy with how they both came out, but next time, I will use the triangle method. It was less hassle overall.

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lfstamper

Great quilts and thanks for comparing the two methods!

QuiltnNan

one looks just as great as the other

MamaBear61

They are both beautiful. I have used the 1/2 triangle method and I think I will continue to use it based on your comments about the second method. I always have stretching on bias edges no matter how careful I am.

dunster

Interesting comparison Both quilts look great.

Diane007

Both are very nice

Quiltngolfer

They are both beautiful. Thanks for the interesting comparison.

Tweety2911

Both are so bright and happy quilts!!

BeckySt

Those are awesome, a chevron is on my list to do, I have had that pattern book marked for a very long time. Thanks for posting, it was a great reminder for me.

Tartan

Good to know but they both look great!