Thanks, everyone! You know, my mom doesn't want one! But little does she know that I'm making clocks from the scraps! You can get a decent amount of useable fabric out of a tie, some of them are made out of nasty polyester (the newer ones), and because they are cut on the bias, they have to be stabilized before stitching. But they do turn out gorgeous when pieced together! I use a featherweight fuseable interfacing on the back of the blades, and they stitch up beautifully!
I had bought 18" pillow forms, and then ended up with the Dresden plate being 18", so I need 20" pillow forms now!! I'll have to get a better pic when I have them totally finished.