Friendship Chain Quilt Block

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

• Pink: Cut FOUR (4) 1″ squares. (These will flank the Pink 1″ x 1 1/2″ rectangles. TWO (2) of them will be placed at the lower right-hand corner & TWO (2) of them will be placed in the center of this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut FOUR (4) 1″ x 1 1/2″ rectangles. (These are flanked by the Pink 1″ squares. TWO (2) of them will be placed at the lower right-hand corner & TWO (2) of them will be placed in the center of this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/2″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the ends of the Pink
  1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles. (These are paired with the White 1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles. They’ll also be flanked on TWO (2) sides by the results of the White 5 1/2″ squares.)
• Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 1″ squares. (These will flank the Purple 1″ x 1 1/2″ rectangles. TWO (2) of them will be placed at the lower left-hand corner & TWO (2) of them will be placed in the center of this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 1″ x 1 1/2″ rectangles. (These are flanked by the Purple 1″ squares. TWO (2) of them will be placed at the lower left-hand corner & TWO (2) of them will be placed in the center of this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 1″ x 1 1/2″ rectangles. (These are flanked by the Purple 1″ squares. TWO (2) of them will be placed at the lower left-hand corner & TWO (2) of them will be placed in the center of this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/2″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the ends of the Purple 1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles. (These are paired with the White 1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles. They’ll also be flanked on TWO (2) sides by the results of the White 5 1/2″ squares.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/2″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the ends of the White 1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 5 1/2″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank either the Pink
  1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles, or the Purple 1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles, as needed for this quilt block.
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles. (These are paired with either the Purple 1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles, or the Pink 1 1/4″ x 7″ rectangles, as needed for this quilt block.)

Friendship Chain Quilt Block Diagram

Friendship Chain Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Friendship 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.