Birthday Quilt 2024 - Block 11

Find something that brings you joy, and do it often!

Welcome back to our Quilt Along in celebration of my birthday this year.

We are posting here on our blog every week with 1 new 6" finished quilt block design!

I am sew thankful to all of you that want to join me on this Birthday Quilt Along.

If you haven't gotten started yet, don't worry, you have plenty of time to jump in!

You can start making this quilt with the recommended bundles below or using scraps from your stash.

A Fat Quarter Bundle and Fat Eighth Bundle are great starting points.

This would be a perfect time to pull fabrics from your stash and mix and match with our bundles to make this quilt your very own.

Another great option, is your beautiful fabrics from our Laundry Basket Quilts Fabric Club stash!

I will be making my blocks using a Cocoa Blue Fat Quarter Bundle and the Birthday Bundle 2024 to create this Birthday quilt! There may be some sprinkles of a few favorites from my blue collections.

This project is available for anyone to join in! It will be 55 blocks in 52 weeks. Every Tuesday we will be making a new block(s), so don't forget to Sign Up for our Newsletters and visit our blog each week to quilt along!

At the end of the year I will be providing a variety of layouts for your beautiful 6" blocks.

Let's get started with our next block!

Birthday Quilt Fabric Requirements

Blocks: Cocoa Blue Fat Quarter Bundle

Background : 2½ yards Border : 2 yards

Binding : 1 yard

(our new Birthday Bundle is perfect for this!)

I'm sew excited to begin -

let's jump right in!

Note from Edyta: All pictures below show finished size images.

Please make sure you have 1/4" around all your units and blocks. Do not trim your points.

Birthday Block 11

Block Cutting

8-medium QSTs cut from 2 squares 3¼"

8-light QSTs cut from 2 squares 3¼"

1 - light rectangle 1½" x 15½"

1-dark rectangle 1½" x 15½"

Sew together 1 light and 1 dark strip 1½" x 15½".

Cut 1½" sections from strip set. Cut 10 sections.

Note from Edyta: For this project, I'm going to try something different

and press all my seams open if i can.

Sew together 2 sections to make Four Patch.

Press. Make 5.

Four Patch size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished

Arrange 2 light 3¼" QSTs and 2 dark 3¼" QSTs.

Sew light QST to dark QST.

Sew together and press. Make 4.

Unit size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished

Arrange 5 Four Patches and 4 units following the image above.

Sew into rows then sew rows together and press.

Finished Block Size: 6" x 6"

Press your block and enjoy!

Unfinished Block Size: 6½" x 6½"

Make 1

Join us here every Tuesday for our next Birthday Block!

Download this week's Blog here.

Sew and share your progress with us on social media by using #55birthdayblocks 

Happy Quilting, Edyta

Birthday Quilt 2024 - Block 10

Take some time today for yourself. You've earned it.

Welcome back to our Quilt Along in celebration of my birthday this year.

We are posting here on our blog every week with 1 new 6" finished quilt block design!

I am sew thankful to all of you that want to join me on this Birthday Quilt Along.

If you haven't gotten started yet, don't worry, you have plenty of time to jump in!

You can start making this quilt with the recommended bundles below or using scraps from your stash.

A Fat Quarter Bundle and Fat Eighth Bundle are great starting points.

This would be a perfect time to pull fabrics from your stash and mix and match with our bundles to make this quilt your very own.

Another great option, is your beautiful fabrics from our Laundry Basket Quilts Fabric Club stash!

I will be making my blocks using a Cocoa Blue Fat Quarter Bundle and the Birthday Bundle 2024 to create this Birthday quilt! There may be some sprinkles of a few favorites from my blue collections.

This project is available for anyone to join in! It will be 55 blocks in 52 weeks. Every Tuesday we will be making a new block(s), so don't forget to Sign Up for our Newsletters and visit our blog each week to quilt along!

At the end of the year, I will be providing a variety of layouts for your beautiful 6" blocks.

Let's get started with our next block!

Birthday Quilt Fabric Requirements

Blocks: Cocoa Blue Fat Quarter Bundle

Background: 2½ yards Border: 2 yards

Binding: 1 yard

(our Birthday Bundle is perfect for this!)

I'm sew excited to begin -

let's jump right in!

Note from Edyta: All pictures below show finished size images.

Please make sure you have 1/4" around all your units and blocks. Do not trim your points.

Birthday Block 10

Block Cutting

1-dark center square 2½"

8-dark QSTs cut from 2 squares 3¼"

8-light QSTs cut from 2 squares 3¼"

4-dark rectangles 1¼" x 2½"

8-light rectangles 1⅛" x 2½"

Start with 1 dark 1¼" x 2½" rectangle and 2 light 1⅛" x 2½" rectangles. 

Note from Edyta: For this project, I'm going to try something different

and press all my seams open if I can.

Sew together and press. Make 4.

Unit size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished

Now arrange 2 light 3¼" QSTs and 2 dark 3¼" QSTs.

Join each light QST to a dark QST.

Sew together and press. Make 4.

QST Unit size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished

Arrange all units around 2½" center square placing the QST units in each corner.

Sew into rows then sew rows together and press.

Finished Block Size: 6" x 6"

Press your block and enjoy!

Unfinished Block Size: 6½" x 6½"

Make 1

Join us here every Tuesday for our next Birthday Block!

Download this week's Blog here.

Sew and share your progress with us on social media by using #55birthdayblocks

Happy Quilting, Edyta

Birthday Quilt 2024 - Block 9

Tuesdays have become my new favorite day of the week!

Thank you for coming and sewing with me.

To celebrate my birthday, we are having a surprise Mystery Block Quilt Along, and I am planning to post here on our blog every week with at least 1 new 6" finished quilt block design!

I am sew thankful to all of you that want to join me on this Birthday Quilt Along.

If you haven't gotten your supplies yet, don't worry, you have plenty of time to jump in!

You can start making this quilt with the recommended bundles below or

using scraps from your stash.

A Fat Quarter Bundle and Fat Eighth Bundle are great starting points.

This would be a perfect time to pull fabrics from your stash and mix and match with our bundles to make this quilt your very own.

Another great option, is your beautiful fabrics from our Laundry Basket Quilts Fabric Club stash!

I will be making my blocks using a Cocoa Blue Fat Quarter Bundle and the Birthday Bundle 2024 to create this Birthday quilt! There may be some sprinkles of a few favorites from my blue collections.

This project is available for anyone to join in! It will be 55 blocks in 52 weeks. Every Tuesday we will be making a new block(s), so don't forget to Sign Up for our Newsletters and visit our blog each week to quilt along!

At the end of the year, I will be providing a variety of layouts for your beautiful 6" blocks.

Let's get started with our next block!

Birthday Quilt Fabric Requirements

Blocks: Cocoa Blue Fat Quarter Bundle

Background : 2½ yards Border : 2 yards

Binding : 1 yard

(our new Birthday Bundle is perfect for this!)

I'm sew excited to begin -

let's jump right in!

Note from Edyta: All pictures below show finished size images.

Please make sure you have 1/4" around all your units and blocks. Do not trim your points.

Birthday Block 9

Block cutting

12-light HSTs cut from 6 squares 2-3/8"

4-medium HSTs cut from 2 squares 2-3/8"

4-dark squares 2"

4-dark HSTs cut from 2 squares 3-7/8"

Begin by making a HST unit with 1 medium 2-3/8" HST and 1 light 2-3/8" HST.

Sew together and press. Make 4.

HST unit size: 2" x 2" unfinished

Add 2 light 2-3/8" HSTs to this unit.

Size: 3-7/8" x 3-7/8" unfinished

Note from Edyta: For this project, I'm going to try something different

and press all my seams open if i can.

Next, add 1 dark 3-7/8" HST to the previously sewn unit.

Press.

HST unit size: 3½" x 3½" unfinished

Then lay 1 dark 2" square, right sides together, on the top corner as shown.

Align ruler at a 45° angle from corner to corner and draw with fabric pencil.

Sew along line and trim 1/4" from drawn line.

Open, trim and press. Make 4.

Block Unit size: 3½" x 3½" unfinished

Arrange all 4 units following the image above.

Sew into rows, then sew rows together and press.

Finished Block Size: 6" x 6"

Press your block and enjoy!

Unfinished Block Size: 6½" x 6½"

Make 1

Join us here every Tuesday for our next Birthday Block!

Download this week's Blog here.

Happy Quilting, Edyta