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Ben's Irish Chain quilt. Unfortunately, my pictures were not as good as I'd like. |
My last post featured a quilt I made for my god daughter's high school graduation this year. In 2010, I made a quilt for my god son's high school graduation. He requested a quilt in the colors of his high school (red and white) and his mom's family is of Irish descent. So, a red and white Irish Chain quilt seemed perfect!
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The red used was not a solid. I found a scrap showing the subtle dots in black and white and dark red. |
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Each corner had either a star or an extra 9 patch block, which I heavily stippled. I used a homespun red and white check for the border, and accented with the black and white dots. |
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I did the quilting in red, with an all over meandering design. |
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A close up of the quilting. |
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I printed the Irish Blessing prayer and put it on a label on the back of the quilt. |
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An out of focus close up of the heavy stippling in the corner block. |
In designing these quilts, I tried to reflect the recipients' personalities and interests. Ben is an accounting major in college, so his quilt was precise and straightforward, with a controlled color palette.
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Ben's Irish Chain quilt. |
Ruth is an artist, so her quilt was wildly colored and unpredictable.
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Ruth's Scrappy Around the World quilt. |
Both were made with lots of love.
I am working on a number of projects, and hope to finish some up during my upcoming summer vacation. After I finished my scrappy string quilt, I wanted to see how a very controlled string quilt would work out.
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My Scrappy String Quilt. |
Here is one of many identical blocks for a more controlled string quilt. I can't wait to see how this looks finished. It is quite different from the scrappy version, although put together just the same.
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Cats, and ducks, and hens and pigs.
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Have a wonderful and safe Independence Day holiday.
Take care,
Gretchen
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