Originally Posted by
Patchworkbarb
Just a question, don’t all dressed. Plate blocks have 20 blades? The snowflake block is absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing yours.
Originally Posted by
garysgal
I have made tons of dresden blade quilt blocks. If you make the center circle larger, you need more blades.A smaller circle would need fewer ones.
Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
I think so... which is why my snowflake ends up with 5 peaks. I think real snowflakes have 6 peaks, but oh well... close enough.
The number of blades in a Dresden Plate block is dependant on the number of degrees in the wedge. A circle has 360 degrees. Divide that by the degrees in the blade to get the number of blades. A 12 degree blade requires 30 blades and an 18 degree blade requires 20 blades.
https://forum.missouriquiltco.com/fo...vs-wedge-ruler