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06-04-2013, 03:03 PM

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CAS49OR

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Marybeth,

I used the Quilter's Cache templates and found my plate wouldn't lay flat.

I thought maybe it was because I sewed too many sections together before I pressed so I took them apart and did them in steps -- nope still wrong.

I tried making the center hole bigger,

I ended up needing 20 blades. Maybe it is because of the scant 1/4" measure? My seams are exactly 1/4". (I took apart and re-sewed some of them too, thinking that was my issue.

So now I have a large dresden with a very large center, with four black blades inserted because I couldn't continue my colors in sequence . . . I think it will be 1/4' from the edge of the block. I guess I can always trim it, but I did shape the edges to make it look like a flower, so that will be a challenge.

It's fun learning these things for a BOTM project instead of buying materials for an entire quilt and getting lost, right?

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