Sharon's Chevrons

Sharon made this adorable chevron quilt using half-square triangles.

 I wanted to try something different on this one and decided on some ruler work. Straight zig-zag lines in the white and elongated loops in each of the colored triangle pieces.

 I love how it turned out and makes me want to try a chevron with half-square triangles myself.

I used Omni white thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.
I got an email from her after she picked it up and she was so happy with it, she said she is making a twin size with the same pattern.

Ruler Work

This is the first quilt that I have done this much ruler work on and I must say that my back is bothering me a bit. I love the look of it though, so I guess everything's a trade-off.

I asked for design suggestions on one of my online groups for this quilt and several suggested the ruler work in the zig-zags. I quilted a freehand flower/feather, (I'm not exactly sure what these are called) in each of the snowball blocks, in a continuous line.

It actually went pretty quickly. I had no idea when I came home at lunch yesterday to load the backing that I would be finished today and while it's still light out! I loaded the batting after work and quilted until about 11pm. Most of today was spent quilting, but I did take lots of breaks.


Cathy made this quilt for her only daughter, who is getting married in 3 weeks. I hope she likes it and that it is an heirloom for years to come.

Nothing new here....Permacore white thread and Hobbs 80/20 batting.