Birthday Quilt 2024 - Block 21

The best things in life are handmade.

We are having SEW much fun with this Birthday Mystery Block Quilt Along! I will keep on posting here on our blog every week with at least 1 new 6" finished quilt block design.

If you are just joining us, welcome! Here is the link to the first Blog with all the information.

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

(our new 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 21

Block Cutting

4-light squares 2½"

8-dark QSTs cut from 2 squares 3¼"

4-light QSTs cut from 1 square 3¼"

4-medium QSTs cut from 1 square 3¼"

1 - medium square 2½"

Arrange 1 light 3¼" QST, 1 medium 3¼" QSTs, and 2 dark 3¼" QSTs.

Sew light and medium QSTs to each dark QST.

Sew together and press. Make 4.

Unit size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished

Arrange 4 light 2½" squares and 4 units around center 2½" square, following the image above.

Sew into rows, then sew rows 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!

Download this week's Blog here.

Sew and share your progress with us on social media by using #55birthdayblocks 

Happy Quilting, Edyta