Here's how to make a zig zag quilt without piecing those pesky triangles!
You will need:
- 9 quarter yards (not fat quarters) of coordinating print fabric- 1 3/4 yards of solid fabric
- 1/2 yard for binding- 2 1/2 yards backing fabric
- batting and thread
Cut 2 strips 3" wide x width of fabric from one of the print fabrics.
Cut 2 strips 3" wide x width of fabric from the solid fabric.
Sew together with a 1/4" seam allowance.
Press toward the grey.
Cut into 5.5" squares - you will need 14 blocks for each row. Each strip should yield at least 7 blocks. Layout as shown (except use all 14 blocks-only 12 are shown here).
Repeat for the next set of fabrics.
Layout the next color...
Continue building the zig zags, repeat for all 9 fabrics.
Layout the next color...
Continue building the zig zags, repeat for all 9 fabrics.
Now it's time to assemble the quilt top.
Since your quilt squares are set on point, you will be assembling your quilt top on the diagonal.
Join the blocks to make strips, then join the strips together as shown.
Now the quilt top should look like this....
Cut off the zig zag points...
and your quilt top is finished!
The quilt top measures approximately 46" x 61".
Quilt, bind and wash.
The quilt top measures approximately 46" x 61".
Quilt, bind and wash.
And you have a finished zig zag quilt!
Enjoy!
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Thank you amandajean of Crazy Mom Quilts for this wonderful tutorial. Please visit her blog for many hours of inspiration.
I love the colors of the quilt!
ReplyDeleteAnd what a simple way of getting such a stunning result. Thank you so much! What a time saver this is going to be!
That is amazingly more simple than the one I just finished (check my blog) for my son! I said I wasn't going to do another zig zag, but I'll have to try this method out! Thanks for sharing!!
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*slaps forehead* duh - so simple to make this quilt! Thanks to AmandaJean for the guest post!
ReplyDeleteThat's brilliant. I've wanted to make a zig-zag quilt for a while but dreaded all the triangles. I can't wait to do this!
ReplyDeleteThat is totally amazing...I will have to try that....I will be 200 years old by the time I try everthing I say I will...but thanks, that was awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this tutorial...it's on my list to try, and soon. Am amazed how easy it is to do a zigzag quilt!
ReplyDeleteAmandaJean does it again! Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteExcellent trick AmandaJean! Down with triangles!
ReplyDeleteLove this step-by-step!!!! I want to make one now!!!!
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Jackie
That's an amazing zig-zag! love the results :)
ReplyDeleteI love this! Love it!!!
ReplyDeleteLike I don't have enough on my list! but this is on it!!
great Tut!
LOVE!!
I'm about ready to start a new quilt and this is a bold design that will be easy to complete, thanks to your tutorial!
ReplyDeleteThats a great way to make the zig and the zag! No triangles. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great method for making this quilt! I've been wanting to make one for a while; I'm going to try this way!
ReplyDeleteTerrific fabrics, too!
Such a clever zig zag method!! Can't wait to try this.
ReplyDeleteOh she's done it again. That girl is so clever. What a great tutorial! Definitely going to put this in my file. ;O) ooxx`jodi
ReplyDeleteLove the colors in this quilt - amandajean certainly makes beautiful quilts! Great technique as well - I'm going to have to give it a try next time I make a zig zag quilt!
ReplyDeleteThat's beautiful, I love the colors you used. I think even I could handle this technique. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, this is sooo cool. I have been wanting to do a zig zag quilt as well; but didn't want to cut out a bunch of triangles as well. This method is nice and you get the same effect when done. I will have try this. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh, that makes it so much easier! Thank you, I've wanted to do a zig-zag quilt for a while now!
ReplyDeleteWow, thank you so much for showing us how you made this. So clever. Might use it for a baby quilt for a friend who is having her baby in a few weeks.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tutorial! Thanks for posting this one. That quilt came out so nicely. I love the colors too!
ReplyDeleteI love this so much, and it doesn't look scary like triangles do!
ReplyDeleteI AM SO EXCITED TO MAKE THIS! Thanks for the awesome instructions.
ReplyDeleteI love this!! I have wanted to try making a zig zag quilt but I don't like working with triangles - this is PERFECT!
ReplyDeleteGreat Tutorial!
ReplyDeleteHi, I am a little confused. The directions say to cut in 5.5 squares. The look like rectangles to me. Am I missing something?
ReplyDeleteDonna Rae
Great idea!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt and the colours too!!!
Grazia
Awesome! I SO need to try this.
ReplyDeleteThe 5.5" squares come from two 3" strips being sewn together.
ReplyDeleteWhen you sew the strips together you get a 5.5" wide strip, which is then cut into squares.
Hope this helps!
this is genius!
ReplyDeleteamazing! this is definitely on my "to do" list now! it is gorgeous, and i love how it is put together!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this wonderful tutorial!! I tried it and I think I felt in love in zigzag quilts :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a terrific tutorial...now I can make the zig zag quilt I have been thinking about for months
ReplyDeletethis is such a great tutorial. i love this quilt but was afraid of the triangles!
ReplyDeleteI love it and it looks so easy. I'm going to have to try this one and use up some more scraps. Thanks for sharing...Helen
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this it seems very easy & i know that it will help a lot of people
ReplyDeleteJanice
wow this quilt was so easy to make, thanks for your wonderful instructions!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the cute little Tute! Will try it out!
ReplyDeleteI'm a few months late to this ~party, but this looks wonderful! If I want to make a quilt approximately 80"x80", how much yardage would I need for the front?
ReplyDeleteHi Brenna,
ReplyDeleteI would get half yards instead of quarter yards - you may end up with a little extra, but it should be enough to make the quilt top.
:)
Thanks for the help! Do you think 1/3 yard of 10 different fabrics would work? I just don't know how much of the solid fabric I would need if I went that route. Clearly, I'm no math whiz!
ReplyDeletewow, this looks way more fun and easy than all those crazy triangles! I'm so glad I saw this because I was just about to go out and get fabric to make a zigzag for a Christmas present!! Great post, easy to follow!
ReplyDeletethanks so much!
oh, wow. i adore this quilt- thank you!!
ReplyDeleteI haven't done a quilt (yet), but I'm saving this tutorial. Very clear directions. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI am working on this now, and it works with fat quarters as well as quarter yards!
ReplyDeleteI love this! As soon as I saw it I thought it looked of Amanda Jean's genius mind!
ReplyDeleteI had seen this once before (maybe here?) and have been looking for it ever since. thanks for the great tutorial, I think I'll dip in to my stash of jelly rolls.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I forgot about this tutorial. I'm so mad at myself. I just cut up tons of squares to make the triangles for a zig zag quilt. Dang it!! :)
ReplyDeleteHow did you quilt this? This is a great and quick quilt, thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing!
Olá!
ReplyDeleteLindo zig zag.
Fiz assim um barradinho.
Entrei para uma seguidores da sua lista, espero que não se importe.
abçs.Richard.
Richard's Translation:
ReplyDeleteHello!
Beautiful zig zag.
So I made a barradinho.
I joined a list of your followers, I hope you do not mind.
abçs.Richard.
Thaaaank yoooou!!! I'm so excited to be able to make this sans triangles! :)
ReplyDeleteThis tute rules! There's nothing I hate more than too much prep work and this saves that time. I'm brand new to quilting, so I'm super excited to make it. Any tip on how to make it a bit bigger as a couch throw? Just more zigs and zags?
ReplyDeleteLove your tutorial, it really makes a difficult project MUCH easier. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteEep! Perfect Zigzags! Thankyou so much for this tutorial x
ReplyDeleteI am soooo making this! I love the zigzag pattern on crochet quilts but find crocheting waaaaay too tedious - this is absolutely perfect and you shared it with us! Thank you so very much!
ReplyDeleteOH YEAH, BABY! I just finished a zig zag quilt done the old fashioned way! I happened to do some of my HST on my mom-in-laws machine. Yup. Different than mine! Arggg. It worked. NOW, I find this tutorial. Yup. I will do a zig-zag quilt again...this way!!!!!! Thanks so much for being sharable!
ReplyDeleteThis is GENIOUS! Fast and simple! Going to make this pattern for my son! Thank you! I LOVE IT! =)
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