Originally Posted by charsuewilson

A pattern doesn't have to use thirties fabric, you just need to use your thirties fabric.

www.quilterscache.com has the irish chain block, with directions for making the quilt.
http://www.quilterscache.com/I/IrishChainBlock.html

I'm sure you can see it on a number of other sites as well. Quilters cache is my go-to site for classic blocks.