Irish chain is a very traditional pattern. In spite of its name the pattern was developed in America in the 1800s.
How to make a double Irish chain quilt block A
Irish chain block B
My book Turnabout Patchwork
“Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist” is all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.
See all the quilts in the book in a real life project
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How do you get a 9 inch finished block here? With 2.25 inch cut strips, finishing at 1.75, 5 across is 8.75 finished. Where am I losing 1/4 inch?
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You’re right Mary, there’s a mistake in the finished size block.
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Thank you- thought I was going crazy. And so in the B block the 5 7/8 measure should be 5 3/4 ? 1.75times 3 plus a half inch?
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