- Edyta
- Nov 26, 2024
- 3 min read
Take each day as it comes.
To celebrate my birthday, we are having a surprise Mystery Block Quilt Along, and I am planning to post here on our blog each week with a 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, including previous weeks posts to quilt along with me!
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 48
Block cutting
1-light rectangle 1½" x 3½"
2-light squares 1½"
8-dark squares 1½"
4-dark rectangles 1½" x 3½"
12-light QSTs cut from 3 squares 3"
(we are cutting these a little bigger to trim after block is complete.)
4-light HSTs cut from 2 squares 2"
(we are cutting these a little bigger to trim after block is complete.)
To make the center unit, combine 4 dark 1½" squares, 2 light 1½" squares, and
1 light 1½" x 3½" rectangle and sew into rows as shown above.
Sew rows together and press. Make 1.
Center Unit size:  3 ½" x 3 ½" unfinished
Note from Edyta: For this project, I'm going to try something different
and press all my seams open if i can.
Arrange 2 light 3" QSTs, 1 light 2" HST, and 1 dark 1½" square.
Sew together starting with the light HST.
Press.
Next, add 1 dark 1½" x 3½" rectangle to the bottom of the previously sewn unit.
Press. Make 4 units.
Set aside 2 units.
To 2 corner units, add 2 light 3" QSTs to each side.
Press. Make 2 units.
Arrange 4 corner units around the center unit as shown above.
Sew into rows then sew rows together and press.
Trim to 6½" x 6½". When trimming, make sure you stay at least ¼" from the points on your block.
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 #55birthdayblocksÂ
Feeling the lights and blues?
Grab one of the beautiful Fabric Kits and swim in a sea of fun fabrics today!
Happy Quilting, Edyta
