Originally Posted by
mjpEncinitas
Question about changing the size of Dresdens. The dresden book I bought has Dresdens that just barely fit into the 12" square frame. They give you the pieces without seam allowance. It seems if I reduced those on a copy machine by 10% and then added seam allowance to the pieces I would be good to go. Am I right or did I miss something. I'll probably make a test block to see.
When I first started making dresdens I bought the missouri star layer cake dresden ruler.
https://www.missouriquiltco.com/shop...IaAh73EALw_wcB What I don't care for is they only have full and half inch measurements. I have found that the plate that fits best on a 12" block is 4.25 inches The one I made you is 4" and leaves to much background for my taste. the bottom of the ruler measures 1 inch across and at 4.25" tall it measures 2.25 wide. I have no idea the angle. and it takes 20 blades to make a plate.
Your idea should work and worth a try for sure.