Mar 17, 2009

St.Patrick's Day Quilt Patterns


According to Barbara Brackman's Encyclopeida of Pieced Quilt Patterns, Yellow Clover was a block design first published by Nancy Cabot for the Chicago Tribune. It is one of the hundreds of Cabot patterns sold by mail order during the 1930's. And I not only found a free pattern for making it, but I've also collected a list of additional free St. Patrick's Day or Irish themed quilt block and quilt patterns. I've added so many new ones that I thought I'd share...Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Aunt Mary's Double Irish Chain Quilt Block Make an eight inch paper pieced block.
Broken Irish Chain a 10" pieced quilt block pattern from Quilter's Cache.
Celtic Sunrise - a 12" paper pieced quilt block pattern from Quilter's Cache
Double Irish Chain - a 12" pieced quilt block pattern from SewQuilty.
Double Irish Chain Quilt classic block for a pillow, or lots for a quilt.
Four Leaf Clover - 10" applique quilt block pattern from CompuQuilt.
Happy St. Patrick’s Surprise » the free quilt pattern's pdf file
Irish Chain - an 18" pieced quilt block pattern from Quilter's Cache.
Irish Chain - from Sharon Hultgren of EZ Quilt
Irish Chain Quilt - a 54" x 66" pieced quilt pattern from EZQuilting
Irish Eyes - a 12" pieced quilt block pattern from AZPatch.
Irish Shamrock - a 12" applique quilt block pattern from Quilting Passion
Irish Grandma Sue Boy Block from Quiltmaker.com
Latticed Irish Chain Block a 28" block from Quilter's Cache
Scrappy Pieced Shamrock Block...turn several shamrocks into a darling quilt!
Scrappy Irish Chain Quilt - a 68-3/4" x 84-1/2" pieced quilt pattern from McCall's Quilting.
Shamrock - a 3" paper pieced quilt block pattern from Quiltmaker Magazine.
Single Irish Chain Quilt for Baby - alt/ 4 1/2" fussy cut w. Irish Chain from About.com
St. Patrick's Day Quilt
St.Patrick's Mystery Quilt 7 -24" x 24"wall hanging from the Quilting Passion website.
Traditional Irish Chain Quilt lovely traditional Irish chain Quilt pattern.
Trip To Ireland Quilt - a pieced quilt pattern from Simply Quilts.
Triple Irish Chain - a 22" pieced quilt block pattern from McCall's
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Triple Irish (chain) Flower quilt pattern from Moda
Words to applique:" Kiss Me I'm Irish
Yellow Clover a block design first published by Nancy Cabot for the Chicago Tribune. According to Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, Yellow Clover is one of hundreds of Cabot patterns sold by mail order during the 1930s.(removed from Internet, but I have a simple copy I am willing to share)

shown at top:
Kermit (Keira's litter sister) on a String Quilt done in St. Patrick's fabrics and claiming it as her own. I'm pretty sure she was meowing to 'When Irish Eyes are Smiling' at the same time...

Quick St. Paddy's gift: Use shamrock fabric and Make a Travel Mug Wrap!
My Links to over 2,500 Free Quilt Patterns + How to Add a Widget

3 comments:

*karendianne. said...

Super duper cool quilt and of course it's made all the better by Kermit. Cat's really know how to show off a quilt. Thanks for all the great history and links!

Mrs. Goodneedle said...

Fantastic research, as always, Michele! Thanks oodles. It isn't easy bein' green...

Clare said...

It's Magic! Is she really called Kermit?

I love the dark green.