I've spent most of the past week working on the triple irish chain quilt for the hub's cousin's wedding gift and I've come to a conclusion that I'm really not fond of sewing looooong strips of fabric together. But it does make everything easier, so I pushed through within minimal whining. Well, not really but, yeah... so anyway...
I'm really loving how it's turning out, and still very chuffed that I managed to match the colours the bride-to-be chose on my Kona colour cards almost perfectly. The deep purple / magenta (
it's not showing up quite as purple because of the light, thanks to the rain) is a Moda
Puzzle Pieces, the teal is a print from Aneela Hoey's
Little Apples, and the limey green is a
Jinny Beyer one. I have no idea what the latter is called! And the background is a Timeless Treasures sketch in
Mist.
So instead of following a pattern, I once again sketched the thing up on my computer and graph paper. I had no real idea how many strip combinations to make for each block... it was a lot of figuring it out as I went along. (
Thankfully I know how to calculate fabric!) So I've kept my binder open next to my sewing machine for reference hehe I really ought to figure out a more efficient way of doing things but I guess if it ain't broke, right?
I saw many triple irish chain quilts that look like
this one but I decided to have all the chains close at the ends. I don't know why, but I prefer the look of it. I'm sure I've seen it done like that before, but I can't remember where. And if someone tells me that
Eleanor Burns has an irish chain quilt book... I. WILL. SNAP. (
I'm referring to the unnecessary and snarky comment about my last quilt in the comments -- it's been since deleted because just leave the effing snark on this blog to me, got it?? And get a damn life.)
The blocks are almost all finished, and very soon I'll put them all together and slap a small border (
gasp!!) on it and I'll be done! Whee!
Oh, and the winner of the
book giveaway is
Tricia! (
No, this isn't an April Fool's joke!) Congratulations!!! You can expect an email from me very shortly. And I totally forgot to announce a winner last week... my sis texted me over the weekend and was all "umm hey who won the giveaway on your blog?". Oops. I blame Easter? Chocolate coma?
7 comments:
this is looking cool...i really like the colors she picked...on first look i wasn't sure if i thought they went together, but the more i looked at them, the more i really liked the combo. :)
Looks great, love the chains closed too. Glad I wasn't the snarky one......
Audrie! Its gorgeous! I've been working on a two color irish chain for my sister and its killing me. Just think how beautiful it will be in the end. .. FO REAL.
This is just beautiful. Can't wait to see it finished!
I love the colors.... very beautiful. I hear ya on sewing long strips together - but you are right - it does make the work a bit easier later on! Cannot wait to see this beauty quilted.
I'd love to see more of your process and binder! I do something similar with a moleskine notebook, but I just tuck my printouts in the back which isn't the best method of organization. :D
Love your Irish Chain, Audrie- very pretty!! (I had to bite my tongue from saying something back to that nasty person:). I've heard about nasty comments but that was my first to actually read one!! I think she was upset because you finished your quilt is such record time!:) Love your blog- keep up the great work!!
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