Single Irish chain..... scrappy
01-16-2015, 07:13 AM
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My second quilt was a blue single Irish Chain. I made it with three different blues, all on sale at a LQS as I didn't have a stash at all. I think it was made with 9 patches to start with. A very lovely quilt.
01-16-2015, 07:25 AM
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Totally do-able. I did the Burgoyne Surround in a scrappy, after seeing pictures of one someone else on here did. All 1" (finished squares). Yes, it was a humdinger but my daughter and I loved it. I cut the 1.5" squares, literally put them in a bag and shook it up, whatever I pulled out of the bag is what I sewed.!!
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01-16-2015, 08:08 AM
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About ten years ago I made a scrappy triple Irish Chain and it is still one 77 my favorite quilts!!! I put all the squares in a bag and pulled them out and sewed them on. The only rule I had was that if it was the same fabric I could pull another one. And I think I allowed myself to cut only three pieces from each fabric. The quilt fits a queen bed
01-16-2015, 09:04 AM
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This post is getting better by the minute. I'm glad I came back to it , wonderful Eye Candy has been added. AZJANE....
Burgoyne Surround is one of my top favorite patterns.I love yours and your quilting sets it off perfectly. And yes, the bag/scrap/with the rule of no changing the pop up from the bag is the way to go.(of course with the exception of not the same fabric just used. ) I apologize to others for the bump of this post, but I just loved the additional photos.
Burgoyne Surround is one of my top favorite patterns.I love yours and your quilting sets it off perfectly. And yes, the bag/scrap/with the rule of no changing the pop up from the bag is the way to go.(of course with the exception of not the same fabric just used. ) I apologize to others for the bump of this post, but I just loved the additional photos.
01-16-2015, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Madan49
Yep... it's totally practical... but it is NOT fast! I always keep leaders/enders projects going anyway, so if I think I'm going to do a triple Irish chain in the near future, that becomes my next leaders/enders set. When I have enough of them, I go ahead and make my blocks up for that quilt top. That's how I did this one out of Christmas fabrics.
01-16-2015, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by sdeaaz
Is it practical to make a scrappy Single Irish chain using squares not strips.... I wondered if anyone had done that?
01-16-2015, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by sdeaaz
I really love your Irish Chain, very nice.... can you explain leaders and enders.... I have seen that before, not sure I understand how you do it.... Also I am not a washer..... and I get scraps from others.... what about prewashing???
01-16-2015, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
I don't know if it is practical, but I've done it and will do it again.
I've been cutting down my smallest scraps into 1.5" squares. At some point they will go into a quilt. I've done wide borders using them already, they were fun to sew.
It's all needle and thread, so it's all fun
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