Floral Irish Chain With A Modern Twist

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08-30-2014, 09:11 PM

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AllyStitches

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This is really beautiful. How creative! It's just gorgeous.

08-30-2014, 09:19 PM

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AllyStitches

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Did you use a pattern or a tutorial? It's just so beautiful, I would love to know more about the technique.

08-30-2014, 09:33 PM

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madamekelly

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Originally Posted by Jeanne S

I just finished this quilt for my SIL's 73rd birthday. She loves flowers, so hope she likes it. I pieced the back too. I think one of the hardest parts of this one was finding the same floral fabrics with white and black backgrounds.

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i have been making Irish chain quilts since I started quilting, now you have raised the bar and I must try a double Irish chain!

08-31-2014, 06:12 AM

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Bessie

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Absolutely beautiful. Love the choice of fabrics.

08-31-2014, 06:18 AM

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ontheriver

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Beautiful, what a great gift.

08-31-2014, 06:50 AM

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Annz

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This is very attractive.

08-31-2014, 06:59 AM

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Jeanne S

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Originally Posted by AllyStitches

Did you use a pattern or a tutorial? It's just so beautiful, I would love to know more about the technique.

I just made this one up, but will try to describe it. It is made all with 2 1/2" WOF strips of 5 different fabrics: black (B), floral black (FB), green (G), floral white (FW) and white (W). Each block is a 25 patch block, made with sets of five WOF 2 1/2" strips sewn together, then each 5 strip set is cross-cut into 2 1/2" strips and sewn back together in sets of five crosscut strips to make a 25 patch block. To make a block, the first five WOF strip set is sewn together in this order:
W, W, WF, WF, G. The second WOF strip set is sewn in this order: W, WF, WF, G, BF. The third strip set is sewn: WF, WF, G, BF, BF. The 4th WOF strip set is sewn: WF, G, BF, BF, B. And the last fifth WOF set is sewn: G, BF, BF, B, B. Cross cut each of these 5 WOF strip sets into 2 1/2" pieces (will be 2 1/2" x 10 1/2" each). Then take one cross cut piece from each of the 5 and sew together in order so the green fabric makes the diagonal line through the center of the block and whites are on one side and blacks on the other. Each block is 10 1/2" unfinished, 10" finished. Make as many sets/blocks as you need to make the size of the quilt you want. I made this one with 81 blocks (9 across and 9 down) and had to make 2 or 3 WOF 5 strip sets in each of the 5 color orders to get enough blocks. Each block is the same, just rotate them to get the lattice pattern effect. I added a narrow inner border and a medium outer border before binding.
Since it is just using 2 1/2" strips and cross cutting the sets into 2 1/2" pieces, it is easy to cut and sew. Just pay attention to the order of the fabrics. As I made each 5 WOF strip set and cross cut them, I stacked the pieces up into separate piles in the order of sewing them back together, so that made it easier to keep them straight. It is easier than it sounds.
I am not a pattern writer, so I hope is helps!! let me know if you have any questions.