Scrappy Pink Irish Chain Quilt

Today I am finally sharing my scrappy pink Irish Chain quilt that

I started in December 2021.  I finished it shortly

thereafter but just recently got some pictures of it!

But first (before I share the details of this quilt),

thanks to all of you that watched my LIVE Thursday Trunk Show

that I did on Instagram this past week and that wanted to see more

of this quilt!  Several of you reached out and gave me just the

motivation I needed to get this quilt photographed and blogged.

FYI:  I do Thursday Trunk Shows once in a while.

It's something fun I came up with to share

5-10 quilts within a certain theme.  It's a fun way for me

to connect with my Instagram followers, show who

is behind all the little squares, get outside of my comfort zone,

and hopefully, inspire and teach a few things I've learned

from my 24 years of quilting experience.  I usually announce them

in my Instagram stories a day or two beforehand.

You can follow me @gigis_thimble if you're not already.

So let's start back at the beginning...  

THE INSPIRATION:

In August 2018, Janine of @happyhappynester shared the

gorgeous photo above on her Instagram feed.  I was immediately smitten and 

saved the photo.  (By the way, Janine's whole IG feed is lovely and I have been 

following her for a long time.  She is very sweet and gave me permission to share her photo.)

About a year later I was feeling like I "needed more pink in my life" 

and came back to that photo as the inspiration for a quilt color palette!

I just wanted a simple project so I went with the classic 9-Patch block.

I paired them with 6-1/2" low-volume squares

to create an Irish Chain.  My quilt finished at 66-1/2" x 78-1/2".

Click HERE for a simple PDF for this pattern.

This sweet color palette definitely cheered up my

sewing room during those winter months!

I had some of that sweet pink and white daisy fabric in my stash

(but not enough so I ended up ordering a bit more) to use for the backing.  

It's called Flower Glory Morning - Wonderful Things by Bonnie Christine 

for Art Gallery Fabrics.  It reminds me of a vintage sheet!  I love it!

I also had this pink herringbone fabric in my stash

that I used for the binding.  Sorry, I can't remember what it's called!

My quilter, Jen Ostler, used the Interlocking Orange Peel

pantograph by Karlee Porter for the quilting.

It's one of my favorite all-over designs and I've used it many times!

This quilt was so fun to make.

Partly, because - mindless sewing for the win!

And partly because I got to pull out all of my really girly

low-volume prints.  If you're on Instagram,

I shared a reel this week where I scanned over all the fabrics

so you can check that out if you want to see more.

They're so whimsical.  It was the type of thing where I'd 

pull one out of my stash and say, "Oh, I love this one...

and this one...and this one!"

I wanted it to be mostly pink with little hints

of green, orange, and yellow - so I spaced out those accent colors

sporadically through my 9-Patches.  One thing I've learned

over the years is that colors don't always have to be in equal amounts.

That's what makes a quilt unique and interesting sometimes.

So that's it.  I am very happy I pulled this out

for the Thursday Trunk Show the other day so I could be

reminded of just how much I love this very simple,

very scrappy Irish Chain quilt!  I would be happy to make

more of these in the future.  

If you feel inspired and decide to make one

and share it on Instagram, please tag me @gigis_thimble.

Again, here's the Scrappy Irish Chain PDF

and thanks for stopping by today!