In July of 2011, we visited Quilter's Compass in Monticello, Wisconsin. I bought a blue batik to make an Irish chain incorporating some other squares I had made. You can see my idea below, an idea that I did not like once I saw the pieces together!
The little pinwheels ended up in a donation quilt.
The blue batik did become an Irish chain.
Recently I finished and joined the pieces. I added the outer border on the ends and machine quilted the border since it is batik which is hard to hand quilt. I put on the binding. Then I realized that I did not add the 1" white inner border on the ends (where the borders were added after most of the quilting was done).
The little pinwheels ended up in a donation quilt.
The blue batik did become an Irish chain.
It is 120" X 104". I hand quilted it in three large pieces. The motif is my own. Here is a closeup of the motif.
I'm not tearing out binding, quilting, and borders!
The back is cotton, a Japanese fabric.
I love the color - it looks summery on this snowy, wintry day. The quilt is definitely unique thanks to my 'error' but I love it. It is a keeper!
I LOVE that Irish chain ... I have a blue and white Irish chain that I stitched up last year. I love the hand quilting motif you used. I've never tried piecing together segments of a quilt ... but I may have to give it a try as my daughter wants me to make her a king-sized quilt one of these days. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat came out beautiful! I agree with you on not tearing it out..... I did not even notice it until you pointed it out! Love your motif and love the idea of how you put this one together. I just love blue and white together.... a true masterpiece.
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