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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!


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



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


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


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 32

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Block Cutting

2-dark 1½" x 6½" rectangles

2-medium 1¼" x 5" rectangles

2-medium 1¼" x 3½" rectangles

1-dark square 1½"

2-light squares 1½"

2-light 1¼" x 3" rectangles

2-light 1¼" x 4½" rectangles


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Arrange 2 light 1½" squares on each side of the dark 1½" square.


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Sew together and press.

Unit size: 1½" x 3½" unfinished


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Add 2 medium 1¼" x 3½" rectangles to the top and bottom of the unit.


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Next, add 2 light 1¼" x 3" rectangles to the right and left of the unit.


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Add 2 medium 1¼" x 5" rectangles to the top and bottom of the unit.


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Add 2 light 1¼" x 4½" rectangles to the right and left of the unit.


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To finish the block, add 2 dark 1½" x 6½" rectangles

to the top and bottom of the unit. Press.


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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

 
 
 

Quilting together is the best way to quilt!


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!


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



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


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


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 31

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Block Cutting

8-dark squares 1½"

8-light squares 1½"

8-light QSTs cut from 2 squares 3¼"

8-dark QSTs cut from 2 squares 3¼"

1 - medium square 2½"


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


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Sew light QSTs to each dark QST.


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Sew together and press. Make 4.

QST Unit size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished


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Use 2 light 1½" squares and 2 dark 1½" squares to make a four patch.


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Sew into rows, then sew rows together.


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Press. Make 4.

Four Patch size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished


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Arrange 4 Four Patches and 4 QST units around the center 2½" square, as shown above.


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Sew into rows, then sew rows together and press.


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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

 
 
 

Keep up the great work!


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!


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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


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 30

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Block Cutting

1-dark center square 1½"

4-dark squares 1¾"

8-medium HSTs cut from 4 squares 2â…›"

4-light rectangles 1½" x 3"

8-light HSTs cut from 4 squares 2⅛"

4-light squares 1¾"


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To make Unit 1, arrange one light and one medium HST.


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Sew together and press. Make 8.

HST Unit Size: 1¾" x 1¾" unfinished


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

and press all my seams open if i can.


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Arrange 2 HST units, 1 - 1¾" dark square, and 1 - 1¾" light square as shown above.

(notice the HST units orientations)


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Sew into rows, then sew rows together.


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Press. Make 4 Unit 1s.

Unit 1 size: 3" x 3" unfinished


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Arrange 4 Unit 1s in each corner around 1½" center square.

Add light 1½" x 3" rectangles and sew into rows.


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Sew rows together.


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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

 
 
 
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