Featured image of post Irish Chain Quilt Pattern Free : A single irish chain is basically a nine patch alternated with a solid block, but when done en masse it creates the overall diagonal pattern.

Irish Chain Quilt Pattern Free : A single irish chain is basically a nine patch alternated with a solid block, but when done en masse it creates the overall diagonal pattern.

According to quilt historian barbara brackman the irish chain pattern has been around since the early 1800s (clues in the calico: