Welcome to week three of the Island Batik (Lumin Fabrics) Ambassador Irish Chain Blog Hop! This month, we are excited to have Accuquilt as our sponsor. Each ambassador received the GO! Irish Chain Block on Board (BOB) 10” die. This month's task is to create an Irish Chain quilt using this die and a special Winter 2024 fabric bundle.
Today, Carol Stanek from Stitch with Color and I are sharing our interpretations of Irish Chain quilts made with Jerry Khiev's Merry Moments Winter Fabric Collection. Additionally, we received 2 yards each of Green Christmas Trees and Neutral Champagne Ornaments. For the background, I chose to use Ceramic Foundation fabric.
Using the Accuquilt Irish Chain die, the Block on the Board (BOB) allows us to create 10” finished blocks that work excellently with the Accuquilt Die Cutters.
Before I started, I designed my Irish Chain quilt using EQ8 software. Once I completed my design, I needed to calculate how many pieces to cut for my blocks with my Accuquilt cutter.
After that, I began cutting all my pieces using the BOB die and my GO! Big Electric Fabric Cutter. The Irish Chain Block on Board die made the cutting process easy, especially with the Accuquilt Big Electric Fabric Cutter.
After several passes, I had all my pieces cut out and was ready to lay out my blocks for assembly.
Following the BOB instructions, I assembled my blocks to create ten ½” unfinished blocks.
For this quilt, I designed four different 10-inch finished blocks. I made six blocks using red and green colors, and reversed the colors for the other blocks.
I decided to arrange them on point with slightly larger sashing and cornerstones to give the quilt a unique look. For the borders, I used the Green Christmas Trees for the inner border and the Champagne Ornaments for the outer border. I assembled the quilt with my Bernina 740 sewing machine, using my favorite Aurifil thread and an Oliso MP3 iron.
For the quilting, I utilized my BERNINA Q16 sit-down machine with ruler work throughout the quilt. I pieced the backing and used Hobb Heirloom Premium cotton batting to complete the project.
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The Ambassadors have created impressive Irish Chain
Quilts for this blog hop. Be sure to check out these wonderful designs by
clicking on the blog post links below to view these projects.
WEEK 1
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May 9:
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 1 and Giveaway
WEEK 2
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May 16:
Blog Hop Round-Up Week 2 and Giveaway
WEEK 3
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May 23:
End of Blog Hop + Final Round Up