Single Irish Chain instructions My mother in law Margie taught me how to quilt a few years ago. Her choice for my first quilt was a Single Irish Chain. Her reason? Simplicity. To this day, if I want to make a quick quilt, I will more than likely make a Single Irish Chain. The quilt above is a baby quilt that measures 33 1/2 by 33 1/2 inches. What makes this pattern so quick is the strips. This is often referred to as "Strip Quilting." For this quilt, you will need two contrasting fabrics such as these red and white fabrics, batting, binding, and a fabric for the back. Simply cut your fabric into 3 and 3/4 inch wide strips and sew them together. For this quilt, I sewed a red strip to a white strip, and another red on the end. Then I sewed a white strip to a red strip and sewed another white strip to the red. Then cut those pressed and sewn three strip wide sets into 3 and 3/4 inch pieces, and pin together and sew. Your goal is to make a nine patch quilt square. I...
