This makes a 12" block and is partly paper pieced!

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Click here for templates A

Click here for templates B

The first thing that I would recommend that you do, is go to the Practice Paper Piecing Page.  When you feel comfy with paper piecing, come on back and try a Double Chain Block! You will need to print out two copies of the template A page and one copy of the template B page per block you want to make on very lightweight paper. Fat Quarters should be plenty!

** Preparing the Pieces and Sewing the Block ** 

Start by marking and cutting the Color 1  2" x 20" strip into four 2" x 5" rectangles...
Mark and cut the Color 2  2" x 4" strip into two 2" squares...

Sew two Color 2   2" squares to the end of two rectangles, using a scant 1/4" seam. Press seams towards the darker fabric...

Now paper piece all your units. To sew the upper left and lower right block corners, piece together the three strip units shown at top left. Sew a Color 1 rectangle to the right side, again using a scant 1/4" seam. Press seam towards the rectangle. Sew a rectangle-plus-square to the bottom, again pressing seam towards the rectangle. Make two units like this...

To make the block's adjacent corners, sew together two opposing paper pieced chain units. Press seam to one side...

...on to Page 2!

Jan 11 2003 Marcia Hohn

Original  Block

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