Irish Chain quilt: A simple way of making what can be a complex quilt.

Is love Irish Chain, perfect for Jelly Rolls. Either multi-coloured or just a few colours, it has a wonderful country feel.
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[@breid989]

Thanks for the straightforward simple demonstration. I'm inspired to try this now!

[@aislingcaledon9732]

Why lostirishman? You are an inspiration for men and women to begin quilting. Go ahead!

[@pattik2046]

Thank you for your great explanation. I came back and watched this video again, because I am finally finished cutting and sorting my scraps.😂

[@williamsews]

Thank you, it is surprisingly simple and effective. Happy quilting!

[@charmagnepoteet2349]

I'm am left handed and this was an awesome presentation. Thank you so very much.

[@williamsews]

Thank you and it's my pleasure.

[@vickirobles3406]

Excellent fast way to make this pattern! Love the sound of the magpies!! This is the first time I have watched a video by you! I will continue to do so!

[@williamsews]

Thank you, the Magpies are bringing their babies, it's great to have a garden with lots of birds.

[@deetorres424]

Thank you for your nice video!😊

[@williamsews]

My pleasure.

[@amyohl5037]

Very good instruction easy to understand!!

[@RondaKay]

❤love your videos thank you from Fate Tx USA😊❤

[@cindycchesney5716]

William, Thank You!! The last time I made this quilt I promised myself I'd never do it again. Now that you've come up with an easier and quicker way, I'm off to my stash to make it again. Thank you so much! I just subscribed to your channel waiting for what ever you show us next.

[@williamsews]

I agree, I made the quilt in the background the hard way, it is great to find better and simpler ways to do things, it's a charming quilt and well worth making. Thank you for your kind comments.

[@sweettennesseelife1665]

Outstanding method. Well done.

[@williamsews]

Thank you.

[@elizabethcollins8817]

I’m a southpaw too! I totally understand

[@gigiontube]

People’s creativity is AMAZING 🥳 Thank you Sir for sharing 👍

[@tjmccoskery4489]

Thank you so much for showing this. And I’m left handed too so it’s so nice to have another left hander show this.

[@williamsews]

I am ever grateful that I use scissors in my right hand, otherwise I'm totally left handed.

[@tjmccoskery4489]

@@williamsews I’m left handed with my scissors. Luckily I do have a nice pair of left handed shears. 🙂

[@EJsDaughter]

Nice instructions. Thank you.

[@lightowl4345]

Thank you. It is a pretty pattern.

[@hatinmn]

Wow, thanks for breaking down the steps. Your quilt in the background is fantastic!! I am also left handed, comes in handy with quilting because I can cut with both hands and I don't have to turn the fabric.

[@williamsews]

Thank you. Being ambidextrous is a plus. I'm pleased that I use scissors in my right hand.

[@janicejettsitter2097]

Williamsews I cut with scissors with my right hand (and am left-handed) too.

[@sandyhayden-bristow1382]

You've made a very difficult pattern easy for a beginner to do and get lovely results. Thank you for showing us this method.

[@SherrysSheShedSewing]

Thank you For your tutorial. You explained it very well.

[@user-cs7ki3hc8c]

Very good!❤

[@julibeswick-valentine3690]

I'm delighted you are left handed, it makes it so much easier to follow you. 😊

[@cathiebenedum7198]

Thank you fir sharing that tip. My first quilt I made was the triple Irish chain.

[@jucarafaissalpatchwork]

Thank you so much. From Brasil Rio de Janeiro

[@angief1330]

My mother fed her Magpies too, one in particular used to come to the kitchen window and tap on it, of course we never ever got swooped by them. They are beautiful birds with such a beautiful song, I miss them so much along with the smell of the gum trees, I'm now in the US.

[@melodypaz7247]

I really appreciate the left- handed instruction. I am learning to do more and more tasks left- handed because the arthritis on my right side continues to advance.

[@jeansmith3516]

Greetings! So nice to see a quilting gentleman! Great quilt too!

[@pammeinzer8178]

Nice looking. Thanks for the pattern and tutorial.

[@TheStaffOfLife]

Thx so very much!

[@lanettegoodman2327]

I love the colors in your sample. Would love to see it done.

[@Happybidr]

I’ve been wanting to make an Irish quilt but couldn’t recall this method. Thanks for teaching it.

[@angief1330]

Hi I just found your channel, and I must say I love your shirt.

[@williamsews]

Thank you, I love making shirts and finding interesting fabrics for them.

[@lizworkman9967]

I always thought it would be too hard to make a quilt like that one, but you made it really easy! Thanks!

[@pattysherwood7091]

I love what you did. It looks easy and so pretty. This could be my next quilt. ♥️

[@carrienewman5007]

wow,....how wonderful to know how easy this is to make!

[@glynisreynolds446]

Great demonstration 👍 making a complicated quilt pattern achievable 👏👏🇬🇧

[@Barbaralee51]

Thank you!

[@johannechampagne7332]

Smart! And I enjoyed the birds.

[@cynthiadies9055]

I've just starting to quilt again after a many years break. This method definitely looks user friendly! Thanks much!

[@helenecaron6853]

I never did this quilt pattern looks very simple will give it a try….thank you for this tutorial…🙏🏼👍🥇🏆

[@deenagraham5488]

Nice job! Thank you for sharing.

[@leeannroberts9019]

Love this!! I’m left handed also. Can’t wait to sew this!

[@lindagliott5838]

A very beautiful quilt you did a great job

[@phyllisdyson4819]

I'm left handed also. I help teach teens in our Dorcas Ministry. I take care and help the left handers in the group. This helps me with this pattern. Thank you for the video

[@julieeulinger5035]

I'm left handed I understand it's hard sometimes to watch videos but I love yours

[@donnahewitt8905]

My sister is a left-handed person. She had a very long career of teaching and I think almost all of her students learned from her! She taught sewing and cooking, etc. in the first part of her teaching years, then business classes. Very proud of her! ❤

[@williamsews]

I went to school in tougher times, some teachers even gave children a rap over the knuckles with a ruler, but I must have had more enlightened teachers because my 'bad habit' was never corrected.

[@kgreene9935]

Thank you. I love it. Now I want to make one!

[@susanbrown7788]

I'm so excited to find another left handed quilter on You-Tube. and am enjoying your videos. I had problems squaring up blocks UNTIL I ordered a Creative Grid left handed 61/2" square ruler. I now use it as a guide for squaring up larger blocks too. When lining up I have the diagonal line from top left to bottom right. So I then trim from the left side of the ruler across the top left to right then turn and repeat. I'm not sure if this will make it easier for you It certainly is for me. I only bought one but it has changed how I'm able to square up as a leftie. I just thought I'd share what I learned.

[@williamsews]

Thank you for the information, I've been looking at the rulers and they are great, they are available here, which is a big saving because the postage to Australia is always outrageous. The next items to add to the collection. Once again, thank you.

[@stitchann]

Love watching you. I am a lefty quilter too. Irish chain is my favourite pattern

[@toniomalley5661]

Hi from Limerick just subbed

[@lyndaslocum7404]

I'm lefthanded and my 3 children are also Nice quilt

[@arlenesmith7883]

Very nice and easy ! Thank you ! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁

[@williamsews]

Merry Christmas to you, it's the hottest time of year here, but delightfully cool so far.

[@rosemeritomio3575]

😍😍😍

[@ScrapsSewingProjects]

thank you so much

[@rebeccafoster-faith6647]

Irish chain is such a great simple beginner pattern. You made it easy to understand.

[@beverlymartin1414]

Hi William a I am a lefty too! 💙

[@pamsury3969]

Thank you so much for sharing your Irish chain design. I am willing to try it the way you showed us and I’m also left-handed and it drives me nuts because I measure, measure, and measure before I cut. Sometimes I mess it up anyway. I hope you have a lovely, merry Christmas!

[@williamsews]

Believe me, we all mess up, that's why seam rippers were invented 😆. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year.

[@cynthiastoltz2286]

Jenny Doan with Missouri Star Quilt is also left handed as well as myself. Love to see us lefties work.

[@kimcopelandjames]

Very nice instructions. Remember to always always always close your blade when you put your rotary cutter down to avoid a serious injury. Those blades are scalpel sharp and can cut deep and can cause serious injuries..

[@williamsews]

It's true, I don't always remember to close it.

[@christinepease890]

Thank you, William

[@ksharpe8137]

This is how I’ve always made my Irish chain quilts. I wasn’t aware there another way.

[@user-gq9bb9lg6r]

👏👏🌷

[@paulasmith6169]

Enjoyed the video. I am a lefty also. 😊😊😊😊

[@elizabethsampaio609]

Ficou incrível, obrigada pelo tutorial 🙏

[@SparkyOne549]

I’m a lefty quilter, but I only make for myself. Nothing fancy.

[@hopegarcia6881]

Thank you

[@klarakrok]

Contentment.you broke the mistery

[@annezimmerman4262]

I just found you; we are kindred. I am also a left handed quilter :) We are a couple of the few who are in our right mind. :D

[@williamsews]

So true.☺

[@melindaostergren8115]

This is a head against the wall thumper for me! Actually, I got quite angry for a moment because such patterns make my brain hurt and I’ve never been able to see into the elements of the pattern. I tried hard to understand this pattern as a friend asked me to teach her to sew and this is what she chose. I couldn’t understand the construction. I could teach techniques but the next step, as the construction details emerged, were excruciating. It’s just how my brain works. But here! Oh, my! It was so obvious that it’s a simple AB/BA pattern. From a technical standpoint there’s some background noise in your video that you might be able to either eliminate or at least dampen down. I’m looking forward to checking back for other videos. Thank you!

[@lyndaslocum7404]

I'm left handed as well

[@lorellekiefer5347]

I was wondering how much yard of fabric you use for a queen bed.?

[@williamsews]

I never work out how much fabric I need, I buy what I think may be enough and hope for the best; it's worked out well, except for one quilt, I was one square short

[@janesamaniego6853]

I really enjoyed this simple approach to making a quilt that has been on my bucket list for quite some time. I got to wondering how the pattern will play out if you put all the same prints in the same diagonal rows! A criss cross I think! I plan to make it simpler still and do two colors only as my grandmother did - a print and a solid. Thanks again for sharing it!

[@williamsews]

That's the thing about quilting, playing around and experimenting.

[@conniestevens3387]

The Irish Chain, Morning Star, and Buckeyed Beauty

[@conniestevens3387]

The above comment posted before I was ready. I wanted to say that the three quilts I named are my favorite patterns. Your instructions for this one are fantastic!

[@williamsews]

I'll have to look for the other two.

[@mesonutz]

Watch Jenny Doan from The Missouri Star Quilt Co. She’s left handed and has a kajillion quilt tutorials

[@susee6062]

1q

[@beverlywhite4255]

I'm confused, your demonstration shows a nine patch, but my eyes are only seeing a four patch in the finished quilt. 🥴

[@kgreene9935]

4 of the blocks in the nine patch are made with the background fabric. If you look at the block that isn’t sewn into the quilt yet you’ll see they’re 9 patches. I love his method.