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Irish Chain Quilt Patterns

February 09, 2022
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Garden Paths

While Irish chain quilt patterns all share the common design element of squares pieced together to form chains across a quilt top, they range in looks and difficulty. Browse this collection of Irish Chain quilt patterns that range from traditional to modern.

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Garden Paths

Garden Paths

Floral prints put a fresh spin on a classic Irish Chain. Alternate floral Irish Chain blocks with tone-on-tone print star blocks to create a sense of movement.

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Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

Can you keep a secret? This Single Irish Chain quilt showcases a simple Nine-Patch in disguise.

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Neon Dreams

Neon Dreams

Clever piecing creates stars amidst an Irish Chain block variation.
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Midnight Hour

Midnight Hour

Strip-set and pressing tricks make it a treat to construct this seasonal quilt. 

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Fall Favorites Quilt

Fall Favorites Quilt

Combine three beloved quilt blocks—Churn Dash, Courthouse Steps, and Irish Chain—in a seasonal quilt. 

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Chasing Rainbows

Chasing Rainbows

Stitch a color wheel design in four simple blocks. The black print chain running through the blocks and a low-volume background help the colors stand out.

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Timeless Beauty Table Topper

Timeless Beauty

Use a classic color combination to piece a table topper that makes a statement.

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Stars at Dusk

Stars at Dusk

Brightly colored stars shine against a dark blue sky. 

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Tone It Down

Tone it Down

Scrappy quilts don't have to be made from fabrics that compete for attention. Learn the tricks to low-volume quilts from one designer's experiment. 

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Marbled Elegance

Marbled Elegance

Skinny chains of light, medium, and dark blue squares run through a marbled, creamy field, mimicking the blue veins in the background print.

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Four-Pointed Star Chain

Four-Pointed Star Chain

Create an Irish Chain effect with careful placement of the squares in the five star and four 25-Patch blocks. A two-color checkerboard border provides a neat frame to the table topper.

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Irish Chain Table Topper

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Showcase your fussy-cutting skills in a striking table topper. Select high-contrasting, strong colors to create a graphic quilt. 

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Square Tile Floor

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Drawing a color palette of muted tones from the floral border print, the Irish Chain block design in the quilt center is reminiscent of centuries-old, tiled floors in Europe.

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Bubble Gum Stars

Bubble Gum Stars

Chocolate brown and bubble gum pink combine with exquisite quilting for a delectable throw. 

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Spring Palette Wall Quilt

Spring Palette Wall Quilt

Showcase your floral scraps in spring colors in a star block quilt. 

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Stars and Chain Throw

Stars and Chain Throw

A subtle Irish Chain design and stand-out star blocks combine for on this wall quilt.

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Floral and Paisley Chain Quilt

Floral and Paisley Chain Quilt

Join two-color blocks and setting rectangles to form a quilt top with a chain design.

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Starry Irish Chain

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A mottled dark brown background allows the stars and Irish Chain paths to pop. 

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Crossways

Crossways

Create one-way movement by arranging Four-Patch units and setting squares in a diagonal Irish Chain pattern.
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Pastel Pears Wall Quilt

Pastel Pears Wall Quilt

Combine a fruit shape with pastel floral fabrics to create a well-balanced design. Use the same cream tone-on-tone for the appliqué foundations and the rectangles and Four-Patch units in the pieced blocks to play up the chain effect. 

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Swing Into Spring

Swing Into Spring

Alternate star and Irish chain blocks made with fat eighths and time-saving strip piecing.

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    1 of 21 Garden Paths
    2 of 21 Rhapsody in Blue
    3 of 21 Neon Dreams
    4 of 21 Midnight Hour
    5 of 21 Fall Favorites Quilt
    6 of 21 Chasing Rainbows
    7 of 21 Timeless Beauty Table Topper
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    9 of 21 Tone It Down
    10 of 21 Marbled Elegance
    11 of 21 Four-Pointed Star Chain
    12 of 21 Irish Chain Table Topper
    13 of 21 Square Tile Floor
    14 of 21 Bubble Gum Stars
    15 of 21 Spring Palette Wall Quilt
    16 of 21 Stars and Chain Throw
    17 of 21 Floral and Paisley Chain Quilt
    18 of 21 Starry Irish Chain
    19 of 21 Crossways
    20 of 21 Pastel Pears Wall Quilt
    21 of 21 Swing Into Spring

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