I have 72 Dresden Plates in my closet, waiting for my decision on what to do with them. At present, I'm opting for Quilt-as-you-go. I want to place the plate on a background with batt and back underneath. Then I would mark the place where the circle will be. I would stitch around the plate, stopping at the spot where the circle will cover. Then put the circle on and sew around that. I planned to use a decorative stitch and use black thread in the bobbin. That way I'll have a two sided quilt.
Now I have to figure out how I will join these blocks. I will need to know that before I start, because I may use blocks of floral that are an inch too large, sew the backs together rst, and fold the seam allowance back and stitch it down on the front. That is the technique used on Fun and Done.
Guess I need to think on that for another year or two. LOL