Irish Chain Blocks

Today is November 17 and the calendar block is Twenty-Five Patch. It is one of the two blocks that make up the Irish Chain quilt! Here is the block made up by Susan B. Isn't this so cute with her turkey?

Twenty-Five Patch by Susan B.

Here's my quilt from early 2000 which uses the same 25-Patch, only in a smaller size. It appeared in my first book, Bold, Black and Beautiful (2004). I was enjoying the embroidery unit on my Pfaff sewing machine and was able to capture two motifs stitched in pink in the large un-pieced section of the Domino Chain.

Double Irish Chain: 31" x 31"

Yes, those are small blocks (4-1/2")! The blocks in my calendar are much larger (10"). Let's see them.

Twenty-Five Patch: 10"

And the block for tomorrow, November 18 is Domino Chain:

Domino Chain: 10"

Now, let's see a REALLY old quilt I made in the early 1990s (ignore the date stamp there). That was when I was still hand quilting. I hadn't discovered machine quilting yet. Notice the border - it's decorator fabric! What did I know?

Double Irish Chain: 30" x 30". 7-1/2" finished blocks

Double Irish Chain quilts are timeless. Wouldn't you like to make one of your own?

Check your local quilt shop for my calendar so you can have your own Double Irish Chain blocks.

You can find my calendar here, also:

on Amazon

at C&T Publishing

and in Barnes & Noble stores