Top completed 2025
73 1/2 by 52 1/2 inches
Made from 2 inch cut squares
I love an Irish chain.
My 2 inch darks and brights were overflowing so I took them along with some Kona Ice Frappe to a quilting retreat this past January.
It is an easy sew as long as I stayed with my pressing plan.
I finished the top months ago, but just got to writing it up.
There are two blocks. Do not do any pressing of the units or blocks until all the units are made.
Vertical UNITS
1: solid, 5 scraps. solid
2: 7 scraps
3: scrap, solid, 3 scraps, solid, scrap
4: solid, scrap, solid, scrap, solid, scrap, solid
5: scrap, solid, scrap, solid, scrap, solid, scrap
6: 2 scraps, solid, scrap, solid, 2 scraps
Make the units and press each to one side. You will rotate them in the blocks to make all seams nest.
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| Block A |
18 of Block A--made mainly from the scraps
Has two of Unit 1: 5 scraps and a solid on each end
*NOTE: for the four corner blocks I replaced the solid in the corner with a scrap to be more pleasing to my eye than having that lone dot of solid in the corners. If you choose to do this, wait until the final layout to construct these blocks as pressing issues will come up.
Has five of unit 2: 7 scraps
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| Block B |
Has two of Unit 3:
Has two of Unit 4:
Has two of Unit 5:
Has one of Unit 6:
Make all the units, keeping them in separate piles
Take each pile of units and press all in one direction
Lay out the block, rotating every other unit, keeping the first column in each block with the pressed seams going south.
DO NOT press blocks until they are sewn into rows.
Lay out quilt, rotating every Block A so it nests into Block B
Sew into rows
Press Odd rows to the east and Even rows to the west
I pressed the rows to the South then stay stitched around the top
Everything nests!
My directions, use at your pleasure.
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| my darks and brights 2 inch squares bin when I started--still plenty remain |
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| backing is by Dear Stella |
I've been trying to make some of my quilts a bit smaller--this is difficult for me as I always want to add more. With 2 1/2 inch squares this quilt would be by 98 by 70 inches--I may just make one as my 2 1/2 inch box is pretty full.
I have a workshop coming up called "Sewing the Bits" and I will include this as an option for pattern selection.
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