How is everyone doing? I hope you are all enjoying this as much as I am!
I can't tell you how much it means for me to be quilting this special quilt with you.
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
(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 13
Block cutting
4-dark squares 1½"
4-medium squares 1½"
4-medium rectangles 1½" x 3½"
4-light rectangles 1½" x 2½"
4-light rectangles 1½" x 2½" (different light fabric)
Arrange 1 dark 1½" square, 1 medium 1½" square, a light 1½" x 2½" rectangle,
and the other light 1½" x 2½ rectangle as shown above.
Start by combining both squares.
Note from Edyta: For this project, I'm going to try something different
and press all my seams open if i can.
Then sew the top light rectangle followed by the left light rectangle.
Finish by sewing the last medium rectangle to the unit and press. Make 4.
Unit size: 3½" x 3½" unfinished
Arrange all 4 units.
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