It is an amazing feeling to witness even the smallest
handful of scraps and leftovers turn into something beautiful.
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 37
Block Cutting
4-dark HSTs cut from 2 squares 1⅞"
4-medium HSTs cut from 2 squares 2⅞"
20-light HSTs cut from 10 squares 1⅞"
8-light HSTs cut from 4 squares 1⅞"
4-dark squares 1⅞"
1-light square 2½"
1-dark circle 1½"
Prepare 1 dark 1½" circle and 1 light 2½" background square.
Following your favorite appliqué directions and PDF Circle Template.
Appliqué 1 dark 1½" circle to 1 light 2½" background square. Make 1.
For tips on this unit, watch our fun tutorial video on YouTube.
To make Square in a Square, start with 4 light 1⅞" HSTs and 1 dark 1⅞" center square.
Combine HSTs with center square.
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 4.
Square in a Square Unit size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished
To make corner units, start with a HST Unit by combining 1 light and 1 dark 1⅞" HST.
Sew together and press.
Sew 2 light 1⅞" HSTs to the HST unit.
Press.
Arrange and sew 1 medium 2⅞" HST.
Press. Make 4.
Corner Unit size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished
Arrange 4 Corner Units, and 4 Square in a Square Units
around the Center Square as 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.
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
