Seriously, if you set aside a few days, this one can be assembled, quilted, and bound over a weekend. It would look amazing in solids or your favorite designer's latest collection. Quilt by © Jessie Fincham. Free Pattern - Scrappy Irish Chain by Jessie Fincham. Yep, it's been a busy weekend.
Thank you for visiting our website. Fabric Used: 200+ different small scale prints including. As always, thank you for stopping by, for all of your kind comments about my quilts, and of course happy stitching! And see what I sew next. Finally, Etsy members should be aware that third-party payment processors, such as PayPal, may independently monitor transactions for sanctions compliance and may block transactions as part of their own compliance programs. The other is now the 'light'. Add shirting squares instead of solids and you have the stunning result, The Birthday Quilt. Let's throw caution to the wind! The first post in the project has information on choosing fabrics and cutting: The second post is already up. QUILT DETAILS: Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt. The finished quilt size from this pattern will be 78"x90".
There is also a downloadable pattern that you can use, and the instructions show you how to create a 50" square quilt. Leave them for me in the comment section below! The Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt Pattern (PDF file) is available for immediate download from my Etsy Store as well as my Pattern Store and includes 14 pages of photos and diagrams. No matter whether you need a modern Irish chain quilt pattern or a more traditional one, you will find it among my handpicked Free Irish chain quilt patterns. Photographing this quilt was no small task I can tell you! Sew the 3 ½" squares together to create nine patch blocks. Solid Fabric: Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Wasabi. From each of the 31 fat eighths cut 1 - 6 1/2" square and 5 - 2 1/2" squares. Alternate between the two different blocks to create a checkerboard design. Attention International Customers: This pattern can be only be purchased through my Etsy shop.
Here's what we know: Right now, the facts we have recorded in the Official Record of Quilty Things state that the Irish Chain quilt pattern was developed in the early 1800s… IN AMERICA. What Does The Irish Chain Quilt Represent? Let's let that sink in a sec. It took a total of 3 different photography locations, 2 willing assistants, 1 chair and (almost) a few tears once I'd stained the back of it it from draping it over a rusty fence. See all of the listing details here: Scrappy Irish Chain Patchwork Quilt. Pastel Pears Wall Quilt. Confident beginners, intermediate and advanced quilters can all find something compelling about the Irish Chain by changing one of it's elements: Tinkering with one, some or all of these elements radically changes the appearance of this traditional design without a corresponding change in skill needed.
This policy is a part of our Terms of Use. No matter what you choose, I'm excited to see what colors you come up with ☺️. Because I can only take a guess as to who made this quilt, I should probably not post a photo of it at all... buuuuut, it's SO PRETTY! First, you get to choose whether or not you're going for the single or the double Irish Chain. I finally had it quilted by Trudi Wood in July this year, finished just in the nick of the time for Festival Of Quilts in August. Many stash basics - dots, stripes, checks, gingham -. I call this the magic of strip piecing. 56 inches x 56 inches. For a beginner quilter, finding a quilt pattern can sometimes feel a bit overwhelming and confusing. For this project, we used two shades of green and two shades of blue. Finished quilt size: baby quilt 44" square, large lap quilt 66″ x 88″, queen quilt 88″ x 88″. 1369 patchwork squares. But if you follow this tutorial, it gives you easy-to-follow instructions to make a triple Irish chain quilt. I knew I wanted to go with a traditional quilting style, so I asked Trudi for feathers and a grid work of sorts, so she came up trumps with some dreamy custom work.
For that reason, it's the perfect beginner pattern. The blocks now look like this..... seem to disappear in the resulting quilt. Corey Yoder is hosting this free pattern scrap quilt along on her blog. When you reach the corner, turn the strip 90 degrees and repeat the process. I have quilted the quilt with edge to edge straight lines, outlining all of the seam lines by stitching along both sides of those seam lines. If you can't find the file once it's downloaded, try looking in Downloads under My Computer or search the title of the file on your computer for where it could be hiding. Check out the Irish Chain Quilt Patterns below – you will find patterns for single (the easiest), double (advanced) as well as triple Irish chain quilts (the most tricky one). It was here in the good ole U. S. of A. Weird, right? 5" scrappy squares, not (66) as mentioned on pattern.
Timeless Beauty Table Topper. How gorgeous is this quilt?! And, it's perfect if you want to do a two-color Irish Chain (think red and white! The handicraft work dates back to our grandparents' time, which was present in all homes at the time, so let's go and learn this beautiful quilt. Use the outlines to identify the blocks. Pattern: Gigisthimble (at the bottom of the post). Blue is a royal, classy color, and so is the quilt we have here that boasts a fun and creative combination of square patches that range in color from dark blue, over medium blue, to squares made up of nine smaller squares that alternate between white and blue and are set in a 9 x 9 grid. Here is a tutorial that gives fantastic instructions on making a fun, easy scrappy single Irish chain quilt. Quilt For Lovers would like to thank by Jessie Fincham, for providing us with the complete impression of this beautiful work, follow it carefully step by step and start your project, besides a great job. 2 3/4 yard Summerfest Fruit Punch (backing) 24030 12. open your yummy fat eight bundle and give each fabric a good press. Colorwashing patches is nothing new.
Use either gradated or patterned fabrics (like florals) to blend the colors between adjacent blocks and the 'chains' seem to flow or melt into each other. Did you like the article? As always, I have used a walking foot to stitch these lines, and have used the edge of the walking foot as a stitching guide. Or refer back to it when you do want to make it:-).