Making Trapezoids
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I love to add trapezoids to quilt designs because they are so easy to cut  accurately with the House Ruler​ and they add interest to many quilt designs. If you think of a trapezoid as just a half square triangle with a square or rectangle already attached, it is easy to see all kinds of ways to use them. Oh, the possiblities!
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Stitch 2 trapezoids together
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Stitch a half square triangle to the trapezoid
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Stitch a quarter square triangle between 2 trapezoids
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Stitch trapezoids in a chevron pattern

Quilts with Trapezoids

Here's just a few of our patterns that use trapezoids. Click on a picture to purchase the pattern or the House Ruler. Be sure to check out our website​ for other patterns that use the House Ruler​.
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Dazzle
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Bow Tie Gala
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Six Halves Make a Whole ZigZag
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Daisy Cakes
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Raising the Bar
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Sunrise Sunset
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Making Waves
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House Ruler
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trapezoid[ trap-uh-zoid ]

noun

    A 4-sided figure having two parallel and two nonparallel sides.  

Cutting Trapezoids

Check out this blog post to see how easy it is to cut trapezoids with the House Ruler.

http://www.quiltbranch.com/branching-out-blog/making-waves​

Are you ready to add trapezoids to your quilting? Be sure to share pictures of what you have made.

Happy Quilting,
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