Dreden plate variation question
 

Hi all,
I did my first Dresden Plate last year and just fell in love with them. I looking for ideas on different quilts and table runners using dresden plates, I ran across a triple stacked dresden plate that I would love to do.

Here's a link to an example I found on Crafts: https://www.craftsy.com/sewing/proje...-dresden/24401 (Hope that link works)

The thing I wonder is do you just stack 3 different sizes of plates on top of each other and sew it? It seems that in the middle I would be sewing 6 layers of fabric. Or do you think the layers are trimmed? I've looked for a pattern to help out but haven't been successful.

Any suggestions anyone has would be appreciated. Thanks!

I would make the outer fans shorter. In other words for the outer most round you would have a very big hole, the next round would cover up that hole but still have a rather large hole but smaller than the first round and so on. That way you wouldn't have the bulk in the middle that you would if you just layer one dresden on top of another.
You need to adjust the length of the blades and the width of the blades as you make each round.

thats my thought too, and the designer does say she found directions on YouTube, so you might go there for more info. Also she uses zimmermans template, which I think one can purchase at JAF

Or if you go full sized on stitch together until you hit 1/4-1/2 inch so that you can trim out the back easier. But honestly I would start "shorter" from the top/tip/curve and just have them fatter and long enough to tuck under the other.

Thanks for all the help. I tried youtube but must never have run across that particular one. I will go search again! :)

Try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJHqGNptOfs

If you look at some of the questions on the craftsy page she tells you:

Marie Flannery asked:
This is really cool! Does it have set-in seams?



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mzliz answered:All it is is 1/4 seams all the way around and putting one pattern on top of the other one for 3 layers

Draw a rough outline on paper and stack them. Then mark the edges and cut out as much as possible. Use this to determine how short you can make your blades. By doing this, you should never have more than 2 blades on top of each other and then only for a short distance. And, by staggering the points, you are shifting the seam bulk.

I have to 47" Dresden ruler by Marilyn Doheny that I got at my LQS. I would make the three different size dresdens, then stitch the medium on top of the large, trim out the back leaving at least .5 seam allowance, then, stitch the small to the medium, and then trim out the back again. I would hand stitch the background circle. That should make it relatively flat for a table.

I may not be remembering this correctly, but I thought I saw Jenny Doan of MSQC making one with 3 levels. The sample you gave us is gorgeous.