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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!
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 52
Block Cutting
2-dark squares 1½"
2-light squares 1½"
2-dark HSTs cut from 1 square 2⅜"
2-light HSTs cut from 1 square 2⅜"
2-dark HSTs cut from 1 square 3"
2-light HSTs cut from 1 square 3"
2-dark HSTs cut from 1 square 3⅞"
2-light HSTs cut from 1 square 3⅞"
Use 2 light 1½" squares and 2 dark 1½" squares to make a four patch.
Sew into rows, then sew rows together.
Press. Make 1.
Four Patch size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished
Make a square in a square starting with 2 dark and 2 light 2⅜" HSTs around the Four Patch.
Combine both dark HSTs with Four Patch.
For tips on this unit, watch our fun tutorial video on YouTube.
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 1.
Square in a Square Unit size: 3½" x 3½" unfinished
Next using 2 dark 3" HSTs, repeat the square in a square steps using your just sewn square in a square as the new center square.
Next add 2 light 3" HSTs.
Sew together and press. Make 1.
Double Square in a Square Unit size: 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" unfinished
Keep going using the square in a square steps, but this time with 2 dark and 2 light 3⅞" HSTs.
Combine both HSTs first before the light. Sew 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!
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Feeling the lights and blues?
Grab one of the beautiful Fabric Kits and swim in a sea of fun fabrics today!
Sew and share your progress with us on social media by using #55birthdayblocks
Happy Quilting, Edyta
