- Edyta
- Nov 5, 2024
- 3 min read
You never know what you can do until you try.
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 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 45
Block Cutting
4-dark QSTs cut from 1 square 4¼"
4-light HSTs cut from 2 squares 2⅜"
4-light HSTs cut from 2 squares 2⅜"
4-light squares 2"
4-light squares 2"
4 dark rectangle 2" x 3½"
To make one Unit A, arrange 2 light 2
" squares and 1 dark 2" x 3½" rectangle.
Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of the light squares.
Layer the marked squares, right sides together, on corners of the dark rectangle as shown.
 Sew on the diagonal lines Trim 1/4" from the sewn line. Press the corner to make a triangle. Repeat with the second light square.
Press the corner to make a triangle.
Unit A size: 2" x 3½" unfinished
Join 2 light 2⅜" HSTs and 1 dark 4¼" QST as shown.
Repeat to make 4 Flying Geese Units.
Flying Geese size: 2" x 3½" unfinished
Note from Edyta: For this project, I'm going to try something different
and press all my seams open if I can.
To make one Corner Unit, combine one of each sewn unit.
Sew and press. Make 4.
Corner Unit size: 3½" x 3½" unfinished
Arrange 4 Corner Units following each unit's rotation shown above.
Sew into rows. 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.
This block is made with some of our decadent new Pebbles fabrics - the perfect lights for any occasion!
Sew and share your progress with us on social media by using #55birthdayblocksÂ
Happy Quilting, Edyta
