Chevron zigzag
Rows of 4" half-square triangles, turned so every two rows make one chevron band.
Blocks: Half-square triangle. Layout 12 across × 16 down, quilt top 48 × 64".
Fabric requirements
| Teal | 1 yd |
| Mustard | ½ yd |
| Coral | ½ yd |
| Plum | ½ yd |
| Sky blue | ½ yd |
| Moss | ½ yd |
| Denim | ½ yd |
| Rust | ½ yd |
| White | 2⅜ yd |
| Backing | 3⅝ yd |
| Total (⅛ yd extra per fabric) | 10½ yd |
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Quilting cotton 42" usable width. Batting at least 62 × 78" (Twin (72 × 90")). 192 pieces in all, 82% of the cut fabric ends up in the quilt.
Make it any size
Every size gets its own exact cutting plan and fabric amounts, worked out again from the blocks, not scaled up by guesswork.
Units to sew
- 24 half-square triangles (Teal + White), 4" finished, trim to 4½"
- 24 half-square triangles (Mustard + White), 4" finished, trim to 4½"
- 24 half-square triangles (Coral + White), 4" finished, trim to 4½"
- 24 half-square triangles (Plum + White), 4" finished, trim to 4½"
- 24 half-square triangles (Sky blue + White), 4" finished, trim to 4½"
- 24 half-square triangles (Moss + White), 4" finished, trim to 4½"
- 24 half-square triangles (Denim + White), 4" finished, trim to 4½"
- 24 half-square triangles (Rust + White), 4" finished, trim to 4½"
Cutting plan
A · Teal
- Cut 7 strips 2½" × width of fabric for the binding.
- Join end to end with diagonal seams, press open, then fold in half lengthwise and press.
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (A1).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (A1).
B · Mustard
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (B1).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (B1).
C · Coral
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (C1).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (C1).
D · Plum
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (D1).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (D1).
E · Sky blue
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (E1).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (E1).
F · Moss
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (F1).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (F1).
G · Denim
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (G1).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (G1).
H · Rust
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (H1).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (H1).
I · White
- Cut 6 strips 3½" × width of fabric for the border.
- Join end to end with straight seams, then cut 2 × 64½", 2 × 54½".
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I1).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I2).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I2).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I3).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I3).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I4).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I4).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I5).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I5).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I6).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I6).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I7).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I7).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 4 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I8).
- Cut 1 strip 4⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 4⅞ × 4⅞" (I8).
J · Backing
- For the backing, cut 2 pieces 62" long.
- Trim the selvages and join along the long edges with ½" seams.
All cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances. Finishing: backing 62 × 78" in 2 pieces, binding 7 strips × 2½".
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