Daffy's Stitchy Friends

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Belle of Belfast

I'll tell me ma when I go home,
The boys won't leave the girls alone.
They pulled my hair, they stole my comb,
But that's all right 'til I go home.

She is handsome, she is pretty,
She's the belle of Belfast City,
She goes courtin', a one, two, three
Please won't you tell me who is she?


I never shared my finished Irish chain quilt with you. I must have been very tired when I took these extremely unflattering photos of it! It is so snuggly. I should know, I snuggle underneath it almost every afternoon!


I quilted it with a nice crosshatch between the points. It's bound with leftover scraps.


Design ~ Irish Chain
Fabric ~ Paula Barnes Companions, Jelly Roll and Miniature Gatherings, yardage.
Size ~ 70 x 81 inches

This was an incredibly fun project. As soon as it was finished I was fighting the impulse to begin another one...if I hadn't had the t-shirt project to start I'm sure I would have given in! One day I will make another one, maybe in postage stamp size. I only have like ten or twelve projects planned out in my head. Waiting their turn.

Thank you for visiting my blog today!
xox



8 comments:

moosecraft said...

Awesome! Missouri Star does such a nice job of making quilting friendly! And, her shortcuts make it quick to have a functional (yet beautiful) quilt in no time at all! Happy quilting! :-)

Robin in Virginia said...

It looks very snuggly! Way to go on your quilt making!

Chocolates4Breakfast (Terri Malinovich) said...

I LOVE it! So pretty and I love the multiple binding colors. Nothing better than snuggling under a soft quilt.

Khristine Doiron said...

It is gorgeous!! And I love the idea of using your scraps for binding! And I may or may not have had a little sing by myself when I read/sang the top part :)

Carol said...

Oh, what a gorgeous quilt, Sharon--I love the colors!

Sue said...

It's just gorgeous!

Julie said...

Your bed does look inviting with the beautiful quilt atop it.

Bea said...

Beautifully done! In this house, I'd have to fight the cats for it.