Double irish chain quilt

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Irish chain is a very traditional pattern. In spite of its name the pattern was developed in America in the 1800s. How to make a double Irish chain quilt block A

Double Irish Chain May 31, 1933-In contrast to yesterday's very new block, the Double Irish Chain is a very old pattern. Nancy Cabot s...

This would work for counted cross stitch also. Link is wrong but can use picture for pattern. Love the red and white.

This has been one of the quickest quilts I've made recently - from an idea I had in mid-June to putting the final stitches in the binding last night. It is made of Bonnie and Camille's "Handmade" range of fabrics with Moda Bella Solid Ruby Ice for the chains and 97 for the background. Especially love the pretty cross-stitch backing fabric. The quilting design is "Rainbow Hearts", a favourite at the moment.

Two color quilts have always been a favorite of mine. They are timeless and classic and really let the pattern shine. This summer, I decided to try a two color quilt with a pattern I've never made before: a Double Irish Chain. Amber from Gigi's Thimble has a wonderful (and free!) pattern for a Double

I enjoyed making my nine patch quilt with the 3 inch squares so much that I continued to cut up any small scrap pieces of fabric I had into 3 inch squares. I just tucked them away into a container…

I decided to go ahead and make a scrappy blues 2.5” strips based Double Irish as the first one of these Irish Quilts I might make this year with my 2.5” strips. I did make this one quite large, however. With an Irish chain, the chain works the best and appears more even, if you use an odd number o

Remember I wanted to explore a whole series of Irish Chain quilts? A while ago I wrote about it. I want to do a series of quilts featuring the various Irish Chain looks and be able to share it all at once with you all. Obviously I can’t do them and then wait to share them all in one blog post - th