Can't let you end the year without one final block!
Welcome back to our Quilt Along in celebration of my birthday this year.
We have been posting here on our blog every week with 1 new 6" finished quilt block design!
I am sew thankful to all of you that wanted to join me on this Birthday Quilt Along.
What a celebration it has been!
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!
Let's get started with our last 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 our last block - 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 Bonus Block 3
Block Cutting
16-light HSTs cut from 8 squares 1⅞"
4-dark QSTs cut from 1 square 3¼"
8-medium HSTs cut from 4 squares 1⅞"
4-light squares 1½"
4-medium squares 1½"
4-medium light rectangles 2½" x 1½"
1-dark center square 2½"
To make Flying Geese, arrange 1 dark 3¼" QST and 2 light 1⅞" HSTs.
Sew together and press. Make 4 matching flying geese.
Flying Geese size: 1½" x 2½" unfinished
Note from Edyta: For this project, I'm going to try something different
and press all my seams open if I can.
Arrange one Flying Geese unit with 1 medium light rectangle 2½" x 1½"
Sew together and press. Make 4.
Unit size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished
To make HST Units, combine 1 medium and 1 light 1⅞" HST.
Sew HSTs together and press. Make 8.
HST Unit size: 1½" x 1½" unfinished
Arrange 2 HST units, 1 light 1½" square, and 1 medium 1½" square as shown above.
Sew into rows.
Sew rows together and press. Make 4.
Corner Unit size: 2½" x 2½" unfinished
Arrange all units around 2½" 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
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Happy Quilting, Edyta
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What a surprise! A great last block! Thank you so much, Edyta, your team and everybody joining us for your wonderful birthday quilt! You did so much work all year long to share with us so many different blocks! Happy New Year 2025! from South of France Bonne Année 2025 !
Edyta, Thank you very much for all the hard work you did selecting and making blocks for your Birthday Quilt 2024 and for generously sharing the blocks with those of us who admire and appreciate you! Happy Birthday!!!
Also, Happy New Year to you, Michael and your entire Laundry Basket Quilts Team. Routinely, you all bring joy to our lives. Big smile!