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Dec 33 min read

Birthday Quilt 2024 - Block 49

Never stop growing.

Welcome back to our Quilt Along in celebration of my birthday this year.

Every week, we share a new 6" finished quilt block design on our blog!

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

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 49

Block Cutting

24-squares 1¼" in a variety of blue fabrics

40-light QSTs cut from 10 squares 2¼"

16-light HSTs cut from 8 squares 1⅜"

2-light rectangles 1" x 6½"

1-light center strip rectangle 1½" x 6½"

NOTE: Hold off on cutting this final center strip rectangle until your units are complete as you might need to adjust its size to help make the prefect size block your block.)

Note from Edyta: Use the final image below to arrange the correct colors

for units before sewing.

Arrange 1 blue 1¼" square and 2 light 2¼" QSTs. Sew together as shown above and press. Make 16 units.

Next, arrange 1 blue 1¼" square, 1 light 2¼" QST, and 2 light 1⅜" HSTs. Sew together and press. Make 8 end units.

To make one row, combine together 4 units with 2 end units.

Sew together and press. Make 4 rows.

Row size: 1 ½" x 6 ½"unfinished

NOTE: When making this unit and using your 1/4" seam allowance, in case your unit does not measure 1½" x 6½", you can adjust the size of your block by custom cutting your center strip.

Arrange 2 light 1" x 6½" rectangles and 1 light 1½" x 6½" rectangle in between each of the 4 sewn rows. Sew rows together and press.

Unfinished Block Size: 6½" x 6½"

Make 1

Press your block and enjoy!

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!

Dallas Fabric Kit

Virginia Star Beach House Fabric Kit

Happy Quilting, Edyta

Edyta

Nov 263 min read

Birthday Quilt 2024 - Block 48

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.

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 #55birthdayblocks

Feeling the lights and blues?

Grab one of the beautiful Fabric Kits and swim in a sea of fun fabrics today!

New York Beauty Cocoa Blue Pre-Cut Fabric Kit

Beach House Table Runner - Dark Fabric Kit

Happy Quilting, Edyta

Edyta

Nov 192 min read

Birthday Quilt 2024 - Block 47

A good day is a day spent quilting.

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.