I have a new scrappy chevron quilt pattern to show you today.
This quilt might look a little familiar?
Yes, it’s a version of my Modern Chevron Baby Quilt pattern!
I have taken the baby quilt version and turned it into a full quilt pattern with instructions for 5 quilt sizes:
- Baby: 45½” x 60½”
- Throw: 54½” x 72½”
- Twin: 63½” x 84½”
- Queen: 92½” x 96½”
- King: 112½” x 96½”
This grass green and low volume version is the throw size.
Fabric Choices for my Scrappy Chevron Quilt Pattern
I used a very precise and complicated process to choose my fabrics for this quilt.
- Open my scrap cupboard, which holds my scraps sorted into single colour bags
- Grab the biggest bag. :)
That really was it – I just wanted to reduce the light green scrap bag which was starting to spill over. My low volume fabric scrap bag was also huge, and so I knew I’d be using that as my second ‘colour’.
What I didn’t count on was the lack of contrast between the two colours, which makes the chevron design a little washed out. I think the busyness of the low volume fabrics is probably what creates this issue, rather than the green being too light.
If you really want good contrast between your two colours, I’d recommend using a mix of light coloured solids as your second colour. As you can see in my orange and tan version, there’s a lot more contrast there as the lighter colour isn’t overly busy.
That said, as I worked on this scrappy chevron quilt pattern it really grew on me. Now I love it even if the chevrons aren’t very pronounced. I think the eye can still sense some sort of line/order, even if it isn’t strong. This stops the quilt from feeling too crazy for me. (Sometimes scrappy quilts can be a bit chaotic!)
Backing my Scrappy Chevron Quilt Pattern
When it came time to back this Modern Chevron throw quilt, I resigned myself to having to piece a quilt backing. But then I remembered I had half of a duvet cover in the cupboard. Happy days! No back piecing for me. (I don’t know about you but I’m always really done with piecing by the time I finish a quilt top. The only thing that gets me back in the mood to piece is the horror that is basting!)
Quilting my Scrappy Chevron Quilt Pattern
Oh, there are endless choices for quilting this one.
My orange version had quite a detailed quilting plan, which you can read all about on the post I made for that particular quilt.
I knew I wanted to try a different straight line quilting design as all those square patchwork units make excellent guides. Cross hatching won the coin toss. It was a really fun choice because I didn’t need to draw a single line before quilting. I just lined up all the square corners across the quilt with my eye. Of course, if you prefer you could easily mark a straight line with a ruler, using the same block corners as guides.
I also made the decision to do a less-dense cross hatch design. I could have gone back and filled it in so that every corner had a line (as it is, I did a line every second corner). But I felt as the quilt top is so busy, less is more as far as the quilting is concerned.
Binding my Scrappy Chevron Quilt Pattern
The binding of this quilt stumped me for a while. I was still coming to grips with the lack of contrast of the two colours in the chevrons, so I didn’t want to use either a green or low volume binding. Similarly, a scrappy binding was out – I wanted it to be a single fabric with some contrast. But should it be orange? Or perhaps a dark navy?
In the end I found a perfect black and white striped fabric. I love the way it contrasts with both colours, but also ties together all the low volume fabrics nicely.
I machine sewed this binding with a zig zag stitch in black thread. I think it looks really striking and suits the quilt perfectly. It’s also such a quick and sturdy way to finish quilt, so it’s a winner all around!
Get the PDF Pattern!
So there you have it – my throw sized Modern Chevron quilt. This quilt pattern can be made a scrappy as mine is or you can make it with fat quarters and half yards. (FQ instructions for baby, throw and twin sizes, half yards for queen and king sizes.)
Using FQs and half yards is sooooo quick because you can stack fabrics to cut a zillion squares at the one time. Fantastic!
You can find the Modern Chevron Quilt Pattern over here in the shop right now. Happy sewing!
The original baby quilt colors did not appeal to me when you brought it out so I kind of ignored it, sorry. Now the new version with these greens has certainly grabbed my attention. Wow, it is beautiful. I have been quilting for fifty years and have never seen a quilt bound with a zig zag stitch. It looks great. I will be buying the pattern today after my company leaves but had to tell you thank you for offering the multi size and reminding me how one pattern in a different colorway can light an old quilter on fire again.
The zigzag is so quick and forgiving, you’ll love it Deb. I love how this version of the quilt grabbed you – at first it didn’t do much for me but I must say I love it now. Amazing how a change of fabric can completely change the look and feel of a quilt. Happy sewing!
Congratulations! When my mother said time flies I laughed, as a kid, it seems to drag on…but your kids (and mine) grew up so fast and my grans are as tall as me! (Smarter too!)
Lovely greens! We’re going into winter here and everything is brown! Time to quilt!!!!!
Thanks, j
Gosh, we’ve got so much green here – lots of sun and some rain and now you can watch it all grow. Glad it’s hubby’s job to mow the lawn!