ByKathryn
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ByKathryn
UK Quilters United
I couldn’t resist visiting the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK during August 10 – 17 to see the amazing display the UK Quilters United 365 Challenge Group organised. I felt very honoured to hang my quilt among theirs.
Congratulations to the ladies and gentlemen of that group! They deserve every word of praise they received! The gallery was really eye-catching and set off by bunting featuring hundreds of 3″ quilt blocks made from the 365 Challenge patterns (a feat to rival making a 365 Challenge Quilt itself).
They caught the attention of Quiltmania, # 122, November -December 2017, who published a picture of their display; and, the November 2017 issue of British Patchwork and Quilting:
ByKathryn
Happy Birthday!
BIRTHDAY CAKE
If today is your birthday, firstly, Many Happy Returns! Secondly, feel free to substitute today’s block with this birthday block … except perhaps if it’s the central medallion, centre borders, or perhaps the corner flowers (in this case, keep this block up your sleeve for when I give you something horribly difficult which you would prefer to avoid). Choose the light or dark version and the size according to where in the cycle you land.
The other alternative is to make it as a bonus block and use it as the label on the back of your quilt. Perhaps one of the fabrics could be fairly plain to allow your writing to be legible?
Dark Version |
Light Version |
The block is one of Nancy Page’s. She published it in the Birmingham News, first in February 1936 as Birthday Cake, then again, under the name Birthday Parties in June 1942.
Cutting Instructions
3″, Dark
A (dark dark): cut one 2¼” x 2¼” square
B (medium): cut one 2¼” x 2¼” square
C (dark or medium dark): cut one 2¼” x 2¼” square, cut in half, diagonally to form two triangles
D (medium, same as B): cut one 2¼” x 2¼” square, cut in half, diagonally to form two triangles; you only need one triangle
E (dark dark, same as A): cut one 2¼” x 2¼” square, cut in half, diagonally to form two triangles; you only need one triangle
F (dark dark, same as A): cut one 1″ x 1″ square
G (dark dark, same as A): cut five 1½” x 1½” squares
H (light medium): cut five 1½” x 1½” squares
6″, Dark
A (dark dark): cut one 3½” x 3½” square
B (medium): cut one 3½” x 3½” square
C (dark or medium dark): cut one 3½” x 3½” square, cut in half, diagonally to form two triangles
D (medium, same as B): cut one 3½” x 3½” square, cut in half, diagonally to form two triangles; you only need one triangle
E (dark dark, same as A): cut one 3½” x 3½” square, cut in half, diagonally to form two triangles; you only need one triangle
F (dark dark, same as A): cut one 1½” x 1½” square
G (dark dark, same as A): cut five 2″ x 2″ squares
H (light medium): cut five 2″ x 2″ squares
6″, Light
A (white background): cut one 3½” x 3½” square
B (light): cut one 3½” x 3½” square
C (medium): cut one 3½” x 3½” square, cut in half, diagonally to form two triangles
D (light, same as B): cut one 3½” x 3½” square, cut in half, diagonally to form two triangles; you only need one triangle
E (white background, same as A): cut one 3½” x 3½” square, cut in half, diagonally to form two triangles; you only need one triangle
F (white background, same as A): cut one 1½” x 1½” square
G (white background, same as A): cut five 2″ x 2″ squares
H (cream background, light or medium): cut five 2″ x 2″ squares
Sewing Instructions
The large Half-Square Triangles:
3″ Block:
Trim the A/B units to 1¾” x 1¾”, ensuring that you place the diagonal on your ruler on the block diagonal.
6″ Block:
Trim the A/B units to 3″ x 3″, ensuring that you place the diagonal on your ruler on the block diagonal.
Make the C/D and C/E units from the triangles. Sew them right sides together with a scant ¼” seam, taking care not to stretch the fabric as you sew along the bias edges.
3″ Block:
Trim these units to 1¾” x 1¾”, ensuring that you place the diagonal on your ruler on the block diagonal.
6″ Block:
Trim these units to 3″ x 3″, ensuring that you place the diagonal on your ruler on the block diagonal.
Join the units as you would any Four Patch:
The small Half-Square Triangles (the candles on the birthday cake):
3″ Block:
Trim the G/H units to 1″ x 1″, ensuring that you place the diagonal on your ruler on the block diagonal.
6″ Block:
Trim the G/H units to 1½” x 1½”, ensuring that you place the diagonal on your ruler on the block diagonal.
Join these, right sides together, with a scant ¼” seam, to make two sawtooth units. Note that the units are mirror images:
Join all the block components as you would any Four Patch:
Enjoy your birthday!!!
Reference:
Beyer, J. (2009) The Quilter’s Album of Patchwork Patterns
Brackling Press: Elmhurst, Illinois
Image Credit:
Fabric by Michael Miller, Zoo Littles, Party Streamers – White, CX6589-WHIT-D
Download Birthday Block Instructions.