Dresden Plate
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Dresden Plate
Im going to try to attach a picture if I can however I am trying to make a dresden plate which has 20 4 inch blades. I am as careful as I can to make all my seams 1/4. I cannot get it to lay flat bo matter what I do. Help!!!
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I am trying to do one with a blanket stitch. None of my pieces are laying flat either, but had not really thought of it as an issue until I read this. LOL. I know I have done one with fusible interfacing, that one laid flat. Looking forward to seeing some suggestions/ideas.
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Just remember that if you have 20 blades, you have 20 places in which to get the seam allowance wrong. I have always had the best luck with putting them together 1/4 at a time. Get these to lie flat, sew together to get halves, then sew the halves together. You kind of make whatever adjustments you need to make at those critical junctions.
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The sides of the blades are on a bias (maybe not a true bias, but more stretchy than being cut on the grain line). If you stretched them when pressing, this could be the issue. I always press the seams of the dresdens open -- not to one side.
You might be able to flatten it if you wet it with starch and pin it flat on your ironing board and letting it dry.
You might be able to flatten it if you wet it with starch and pin it flat on your ironing board and letting it dry.
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How are you sewing them together? I made one not to long ago and Charisme quilted it for me, pictures on here, called Jackie's Dresdans. Anyway, when I made mine the directions said to first sew your blades into pairs, then sew your pairs into halves then sew the halves together. I used Eleanore burns directions, she also said to press seams open. Hope this helps.
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