Mitered Washi Chevron Tutorial

I had a really fun idea for a layout that would feature a chevron background made out of Washi Tape. Well, that was a bit trickier to figure out than I thought it would be. I thought I would show you how I finally did it because now that I have it figured out, I plan to be using this technique A LOT!!! I love it!

I used a quilting ruler, but if you don't have one, you can make yourself a template. To do this, you would simply cut a square (2" is what I used) and then measure off a one inch border and cut away all but two sides (you will have made a right angle tool).

Take a look at all the circled areas in the photo below. These are where our points on the chevron will be. My important measurements on this ruler are at the two inch point and the four and a half inch point. I need to make sure my tape extends past those. (It takes a longer piece than you think to make the miter.) At the top of the peak I need to imagine a line extending straight up from the six and a half inch mark and have my tape extend past it.

Using a straight edge and a craft knife, cut through the washi tape (it doesn't take much pressure at all) at the exact point where the two pieces overlap on both the top and bottom edges.

Peel off the extra washi tape.

On one side, the washi tape to be removed is below the tape to be kept. Pull up on the part to be removed (this way you won't wrinkle the part that's staying).

Then gently pull the excess away. It's not hard to do at all, just be careful.

Push the top layer back down to reveal a perfectly mitered chevron point.

To know where to start your next point, measure across from the one you just did (you only have to do this on your first row) and place your ruler or template appropriately. Remember I am using the 2 inch mark so I lined it up exactly horizontal to the tip of my last chevron.

For the next row, place your ruler to match your previous row and continue as before. This is why we cut away all but 1" on either side of our square if we are using a template. If you want your chevrons closer together, make your template narrower.

This goes quite quickly once you get the hang of it. I however, didn't get the hang of it until I had tried several different methods, so unfortunately my paper is now waiting to become a layout instead of being one already. I can't wait to finish it up though and maybe do some chevron cards too!

If you try this technique, let us see how it works for you. Share your projects on our fanpage, link them here or even email them to me so I can feature them in a blog post.

Enjoy your Friday everyone. We have sunny weather here today and at Jack's request, we are having hot dogs tonight. So, Frank Goodness It's Friday! :)