Red and White Quilts are my most recent fascination! After the completion of my recent Red and White Irish Chain Quilt I could not help but delve further into the world of traditional red and white quilts, and more specifically Irish Chain Quilts. I have added a resource book to my extensive quilt book library that I can highly recommend called: Red and White Quilts: Infinite Variety: Presented by The American Folk Art Museum
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This book is a catalog of red and white quilts (it is not a pattern book). It is a detailed look at the world’s most celebrated collection of red and white quilts. The book features over 650+ beautifully photographed quilts from the past three centuries and includes many traditional quilt designs and examples of of feathered stars, diamonds, log cabins, Irish chain, baskets, lettering, snowflakes, embroidery and applique. Anyway, inspiration for my quilt has come from the examples of Irish Chain Quilts that are featured in this book. Although I have added my own variation ...
The quilt design is block based, and when broken down into smaller units it is not difficult to piece. In an effort to sew efficiently I first made in excess of 200 nine patch blocks pieced from strip sets. Each finished nine patch block measures 2 1/4" x 2 1/4", with each tiny square measuring 3/4" x 3/4" (finished).
Piecing 200+ nine patch blocks was time consuming, but once these were done the quilt top came together in an afternoon + evening sewing session.
The quilt design is block based, and when broken down into smaller units it is not difficult to piece. In an effort to sew efficiently I first made in excess of 200 nine patch blocks pieced from strip sets. Each finished nine patch block measures 2 1/4" x 2 1/4", with each tiny square measuring 3/4" x 3/4" (finished).
QUILT DETAILS:
Red and White Double Irish Chain Quilt
Quilt top measures 62 inches x 62 inches.
Fabrics Used:
Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Tomato, Snow, and Pepper.
Nine Patch Block measures 2 3/4" x 2 3/4 inch (incl seam allowances).
200 red and white nine patch blocks.
16 black and white nine patch blocks.
Quilt top is made up of four blocks:
BLOCK 1: Make 12 blocks.
BLOCK 2: Make 8 blocks.
BLOCK 3 (Center Block): Make 1 block.
BLOCK 4: Make 4 blocks.
TOTAL: 25 Blocks (5 rows of 5 blocks).
Press all seams away from the nine-patch blocks and all seams will nest.
Adjust nine-patch block to the size your prefer to work with.
I am so pleased with how this quilt top came together and cannot wait to add texture by way of quilting!
Lots of photos ... I thought I might as well show them all!
Thank you for stopping by and scrolling though.
Rita
Red and White Irish Chain Quilt - January 2017
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