Originally Posted by madamekelly

I recently acquired a Dresden 9 degree ruler, 25" long. (I couldn't find a smaller one, locally.) I have always wanted to try a "Dresden". My niece is into all things Japanese. I found the perfect Asian inspired fabric, for a big fan wall hanging (It takes 20 blades to make a Dresden plate). I used 13 blades of the focus fabric, plus two complementary outer blades. Put the whole thing on cream TOT. So far, so good. Carefully cut, ironed, machine joined, and appliqued with each stitch by hand. At this point, I am thrilled with it. This will be my 2nd MQ project. This morning I sat down to begin the quilting. I carefully sewed along the edge of the fan, evenly all the way around. When I snipped the thread, it dawned on me that using white quilting thread in the bobbin, on a quilt with a deep green tonal backing was stupid, stupid, stupid. Maybe tomorrow will be a good day to learn how to remove quilting stitches. :oops: P.S. Wish me luck.