Irish Chain Quilt Patterns
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
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
Can you keep a secret? This Single Irish Chain quilt showcases a simple Nine-Patch in disguise.
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Neon Dreams
Clever piecing creates stars amidst an Irish Chain block variation.
Get the free quilt pattern here.
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Midnight Hour
Strip-set and pressing tricks make it a treat to construct this seasonal quilt.Â
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Fall Favorites Quilt
Combine three beloved quilt blocks—Churn Dash, Courthouse Steps, and Irish Chain—in a seasonal quilt.Â
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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
Use a classic color combination to piece a table topper that makes a statement.
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Stars at Dusk
Brightly colored stars shine against a dark blue sky.Â
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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.Â
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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
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
Showcase your fussy-cutting skills in a striking table topper. Select high-contrasting, strong colors to create a graphic quilt.Â
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Square Tile Floor
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
Chocolate brown and bubble gum pink combine with exquisite quilting for a delectable throw.Â
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Spring Palette Wall Quilt
Showcase your floral scraps in spring colors in a star block quilt.Â
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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
Join two-color blocks and setting rectangles to form a quilt top with a chain design.
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Starry Irish Chain
A mottled dark brown background allows the stars and Irish Chain paths to pop.Â
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Crossways
Create one-way movement by arranging Four-Patch units and setting squares in a diagonal Irish Chain pattern.
Get the free quilt pattern here.
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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.Â
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Swing Into Spring
Alternate star and Irish chain blocks made with fat eighths and time-saving strip piecing.