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Time for a Chain: The Irish Chain Updated

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I am a longtime quilter and have a VAST library of quilting books, some I bought just to look at the pictures. (You other quilters know what I mean.) But this book is one I come back to time after time. It is well thought out, logical in presentation, gives the quilt maker a variety of sizes of blocks to choose from and a variety of sizes to make. It is a must have for any beginner. I bet I've made at least 10 single and double irish chain quilts just using this book. I have taught classes using this book and recommended it to my students to purchase. It is the one book in my library I'll never be sorry I bought.

This is one of my all-time favorite quilt manuals. It provides detailed purchasing and cutting instructions for single, double, and triple Irish Chain quilt styles in three block sizes and for three finished quilt sizes. You do need to know already how to construct a quilt. Pictures show basic Irish Chain quilts as well as variations. This is a must-have for fans of the Irish Chain pattern in an advanced beginner level.

I love this quilt pattern. The end results look like it was difficult to do. This is the first quilt I ever made and it turned out great. I did a king size single chain. The pressing instructions make this go together easy. If you can straight line stitch, and know how to assemble a quilt you can do this. I had instruction on how to assemble and "quilt" mine. I plan to make more quilts with this pattern and already have the material for my next, a triple chain king size.

No matter what size or variation of the Irish Chain you're hoping to make, this book has all the instructions and lots of beautiful inspirational quilts.

I bought this book because I was desperately trying to find the single irish chain pattern. After reading VERY carefully, you can decipher the instructions as they are spread out throughout the book. While there are many photos of beautiful quilts in the book, the instructions do not tell you how to many ANY of them in particular. This book only tells you how to complete the quilt top and I feel that makes it incomplete as it should tell you how to complete the entire quilt (including batting, backing and binding). The only good thing was that it told you how to make the quilt top with 3 different size blocks. I ended up returning the book because I could not phathom making another quilt from this book's instructions.

It couldn't have been any easier. The book was out of print and I was excited to find it from my search. It arrived in wonderful condition in only a few days, and now I'm working on my next project!!!

Great book for the money. Yardages are more than ample for each quilt!!! Book is of great quality!!!

This is a good book for beginning quilters. It helps you understand the process and how it all should look when finished.