I decided to join in. I dug through my ruilers and have the tranditional dresden (18 deg) along with a 15deg, 10 deg and 9 deg wedge rulers.
I bought the book "Dresden Plate Re-imagined" so now I feel like I can figure this out. The plan is to make an assortment of plates in different sizes and types, and then layer randomly arrange them on top. One of the ideas in the book is to make a basic top, and then finished plates and attach then during the quilting process. Hmm- I've got a large selection of crochet doilies too, maybe I can mix them together. . . it's fun to get ideas.