Pink Chevron Quilt Tutorial

This is a little quilt I made for my newest grandbaby and I promised a tutorial for all of you.

Materials required:
50 pink charm squares (5")
50 white or cream charm squares (5")
Batting
Backing
Binding - approximately 170" length

(Here's a great place to get your charms - SewFunQuilts on Etsy - $6.85 US for a pack of 30 squares)

I used a fat eighth pack of 12 different pink fabrics and a piece of pink from my stash. It was enough for the 50 charm squares and the binding. A fat eighth is 9"x22" and you can get four 5" squares and one 2.25" binding strip from each with a 2" - 2.25" strip left over.
Match each pink charm square with a white charm square. Draw a diagonal line through the center and sew a quarter inch seam on either side of your drawn line.
Cut apart on your drawn line and press towards the pink fabric.
Take all your pink/white squares and lay them out in a chevron pattern. There will be no need to trim to size if you started with all identical squares and piece with a consistent seam allowance. You'll be making a grid of 9 blocks by 11 blocks to make a 36"x44" baby quilt.
Sew your squares together to make rows, and then your rows together to finish the top. Almost done!
Quilted & bound!
Layer your backing, batting and top together and pin. Quilt as desired & add binding! (I quilted in the ditch along the diagonal lines of the blocks to emphasize the chevron design.)
Minkee backing - so soft!
I used super soft Minkee fabric for my backing and took special care not to stretch it during the layering and pinning process. And pinned with about twice the pins as I would with a flannel back. And took my time with the quilting to keep the stretch factor down.

--Ann

PS Leave me a comment & a link if you've made something with this little tutorial! I would love to see what you make!

Edited 26 Aug 2013 to add: THANK YOU SO MUCH for the awesome response to this tutorial! I am so overwhelmed by the amount of people who have stopped by to take a look and follow along! 
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  1. KAREN18 January 2013 at 09:09

    I didn't make anything but very nice tutorial and quilt!

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  2. thebutterflyquilter18 January 2013 at 10:50

    Great tutorial and I love the colors! Soft and pretty!

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  3. moosecarol18 January 2013 at 13:31

    Nice tutorial! I love playing with half-squares and this is a really cute use of them

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  4. Nikki18 January 2013 at 16:43

    Just found some squares in my stash. Hope to use your tut...it was great. Thanks.

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  5. Mar9 February 2013 at 12:48

    it's so beautiful!!
    congrat!!

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  6. Unknown9 February 2013 at 15:43

    beatiful...beatiful...

    Hugs Maria Filomena,
    to Portugal

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  7. begoña11 February 2013 at 10:45

    Es muy bonito y el tutorial esta muy bien explicado gracias.

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  8. ZeedleBeez14 February 2013 at 08:00

    Beautiful quilt! Excellent tutorial. My next project will be to make a chevron rag quilt.

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  9. Taelia8817 February 2013 at 10:36

    Wonderful tutorial! I loved the outcome!
    Great post!! I included it in my post Βόλτα στη Γειτονιά #22 :)
    Have a great week!!

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  10. Nat22 March 2013 at 02:33

    Congratulations on being a new grandma! This is a really beautiful quilt! Thank you for sharing!

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  11. Anonymous13 April 2013 at 07:22

    Love the tutorial. Can't wait to try!

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  12. Anonymous13 April 2013 at 09:44

    Really like this little baby quilt. Going to give it a try for my future great grandchildren. thank you.

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  13. Anonymous14 April 2013 at 05:14

    Can't wait to try. Great tutorial

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  14. Holli21 April 2013 at 09:27

    You're tutorial was so great! This was the first writ I have ever completed, and it was painless! http://holliinthewilds.blogspot.com/2013/04/becoming-quilter.html?m=1

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  15. gentleenuff25 April 2013 at 06:49

    I made this quilt in queen size with 10" blocks in various shades of blue. Still have to bind it though.

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  16. Cara5 May 2013 at 23:11

    I will definitely be using this tutorial to make a baby quilt for my soon-to-arrive baby boy! Thanks for an awesome tutorial!

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  17. Alie8 May 2013 at 21:47

    Making one right now, but out of charms! I'll give you the URL when I show it on my blog :D Thank you for making this great tutorial!

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  18. Unknown10 May 2013 at 07:39

    Great tutorial for this beautiful quilt. I think Iam going to have to try to make a quilt now!!

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  19. Barbara Liese21 June 2013 at 15:31

    Thank you for the info on the chevron quilt! Will be doing one soon for a grandson due in November. My daughter is looking for navy, gold, gray with animal baby prints.

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  20. Anonymous30 June 2013 at 00:38

    Just finished this quilt for my great niece due next month. Turned out awesome. Love the minky back. Great tutorial! Thanks!

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  21. Anonymous2 July 2013 at 23:08

    I used this pattern to make a Giants baseball color them. Orange, black and white. Love it. Used orange minky on the back! Thanks for such a clear and easy to follow tutorial.

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  22. Anonymous10 July 2013 at 05:15

    My daughter-in-law loves chevrons but can't find exactly what she wants for twins - one of each! I cannot wait to show her this quilt and help her find the colors she likes so maw maw can get busy quilting!! Thank you

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  23. Sally Dube27 August 2013 at 07:15

    First Gandchild is in the way, and I'm on my way to the fabric store =) Great tutorial - Chevron it will be!!
    Blessings to you!!
    Sally
    sallyswindowofscraps.blogspot.com

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  24. aggielady023 September 2013 at 21:30

    I LOVE this! Thank you! I just finished my first quilt (a T-Shirt quilt) and needed an easy, inexpensive project for my next endeavor. There are so many possibilities with this-- just wonderful!

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  25. Anonymous5 September 2013 at 08:22

    Those are the BEST! I have adults requesting "those quilts with the bumpy backs" all the time! Great tutorial!

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  26. Unknown19 September 2013 at 20:28

    This is so great - I'm in bee at the moment and we are making scrappy chevron stripes using a flying geese ruler.

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  27. suziejewell27 September 2013 at 15:11

    I love it! My daughter in law wanted blue and off white chevron print so I used your pattern. Thank You :)

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  28. Anonymous14 December 2013 at 18:08

    You have made it so easy for me to understand. Will get busy and make my neighbors little girl a quilt. I have a lot of pretty scraps to make this. Just can't wait. Thank you so much for the instructions.

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  29. Anonymous19 February 2014 at 01:49

    I would love to make this quilt, but I need to make it much smaller -- 20" x 27.5" for a preemie blanket. Can you help me with proper measurements? Maybe 5" squares are too big? could I use 2" squares? I'm very new to quilting. Thank you in advance.

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    1. Ann Symes19 February 2014 at 07:52

      If you start with 3" squares, the finished squares will be close to 2", which will look good for a quilt that small.

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    2. Anonymous22 February 2014 at 20:41

      I think I might do one this size too, aprox. How many squares will I need?

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    3. Ann Symes23 February 2014 at 09:57

      You will need 70 squares main color (pink) and 70 squares background (white). The finished top will be 10 squares by 14 squares and be pretty close to 20"x28".

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  30. Anonymous27 February 2015 at 11:20

    I made this quilt and used borders. Thank you so much for sharing this technique. Triangles haven't always been my friend, but this helped so much. Thanks for sharing.

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  31. Anonymous20 July 2015 at 13:37

    Beautiful! What size did it turn out to be, I'm looking to make a crib size, I've made HST's before, but never have tried a chevron.
    Brenda Landon bennal1066@yahoo.com

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  32. Anonymous20 July 2015 at 13:53

    Can you use of a fat quarter instead of a fat eighth, and how many would I need?

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  33. Distract9 October 2015 at 08:43

    Did you use cotton or flannel for the top?

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  34. Linda From Wisconsin23 April 2019 at 15:15

    Exactly what I have been searching to sew for a new mother! I am planning to use three colors of flannel fabric! Thank you

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    1. Ann Symes30 April 2019 at 11:49

      So glad you found this! Let me know how it goes with flannel!

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