Squared Chain Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

• Purple: Cut TWO (2) 2″ x 3″ rectangles. (ONE (1) of these will be used to join the Blue 1 1/2″ x 2″ rectangle & ONE (1) of these will be used to join the Blue 2″ square to create a Log Cabin as needed for the center of this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut TWO (2) 4 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 4 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 4 1/2″ squares. (TWO (2) of these will be flanked by TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles as needed for the top & bottom rows of this quilt block. The other TWO (2) will flank the Log Cabin as needed for the center row of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut ONE (1) 1 1/2″ x 2″ rectangle. (This will be used to join one of the Purple 2″ x 3″ rectangles with the Blue 2″ square to create a Log Cabin as needed for the center of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut ONE (1) 2″ square. (This will be used to join one of the Purple 2″ x 3″ rectangles with the Blue 1 1/2″ x 2″ rectangle to create a Log Cabin as needed for the center of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut ONE (1) 2″ x 3″ rectangle. (This will be used to join the TWO (2) Purple 2″ x 3″ rectangles to create a Log Cabin as needed for the center of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 1 1/2″ square. (This will be paired with the Blue 1 1/2″ x 2″ rectangle & will be the very center of the Log Cabin as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 4 7/8″ squares. On the back side of the square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Purple 4 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)

Squared Chain Quilt Block Diagram

Squared Chain Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Squared Chain Quilt Blocks,” you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.