- Edyta
- Dec 17, 2024
- 3 min read
Don't forget to go outside and smell some flowers today.
Welcome back to our Quilt Along in celebration of my birthday this year.
We have been 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 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 51
Block cutting
8-medium HSTs cut from 4 squares 1⅞"
4-light QSTs cut from 1 square 3¼"
4-light squares 1½"
1-medium center square 2½"
6-dark HSTs cut from 3 squares 1⅞"
4-dark HSTs cut from 2 squares 1⅞"
8-medium HSTs cut from 4 squares 1⅞"
18-light HSTs cut from 9 squares 1⅞"
2-light squares 1½"
Note from Edyta: For this project, I'm going to try something different
and press all my seams open if i can.
To make Flying Geese, arrange 1 light 3¼" QST and 2 medium 1⅞" HSTs.
Sew each HST to QST one by one.
Sew together and press. Make 4 matching flying geese.
Flying Geese size: 1½" x 2½" unfinished
To make center unit, arrange 4 Flying Geese, 4 light 1½" squares, and 1 medium 2½" center square.
Sew into rows.
Sew rows together and press. Make 1.
Center Unit size: 4½" x 4½" unfinished
To make a HST Units, arrange one light 1⅞" and one dark 1⅞" HST.
Sew together and press. Make 18. Follow the picture for color options.
HST Unit size: 1½" x 1½" unfinished
Arrange HST units and 2 light 1½" squares around the center unit. Pay attention to unit placements.
Sew side HST units together.
Sew into rows, and sew rows together.
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
Feeling the lights and blues? Grab one of the beautiful Fabric Kits and swim in a sea of fun fabrics today!
Happy Quilting, Edyta
