Question on Dresden Plate
11-24-2013, 04:08 PM
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Question on Dresden Plate
I would like to know how you sew the plate to the backround fabric. Do you sew up and down each seam or do you go round the plate. I have been sewing up and down each seam and breaking thread but I don,t like the way it looks on the back. Is there another way? Thanks.
11-24-2013, 07:31 PM
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I hand applique the plates and the centers on. But I machine piece the plates, and I machine piece the squares and sashing.
Here's another decision point -- do you cut out the background fabric behind the plates and center circle, or do you leave them all intact?
RST
Here's another decision point -- do you cut out the background fabric behind the plates and center circle, or do you leave them all intact?
RST
11-24-2013, 10:37 PM
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I hand applique all the pieces.
I also leave all the background fabric in place helps to make the dresden plate stand out a bit more after layering and quilting.
I also leave all the background fabric in place helps to make the dresden plate stand out a bit more after layering and quilting.
Originally Posted by RST
I hand applique the plates and the centers on. But I machine piece the plates, and I machine piece the squares and sashing. I also press from the back so the plates don't go flat.
Here's another decision point -- do you cut out the background fabric behind the plates and center circle, or do you leave them all intact?
RST
Here's another decision point -- do you cut out the background fabric behind the plates and center circle, or do you leave them all intact?
RST
Last edited by janedee; 11-24-2013 at 10:40 PM.
11-25-2013, 02:02 AM
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I sewed around the outside edges of the plate while constructing the top, then sewed the plate strips and center circle when I quilted it. Worked out great for me. I also left the center of the background fabric. I didn't cut it out. My background was white, so there was no "show-through".
11-25-2013, 02:30 AM
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I use a blanket stitch around the outside of the plate, then when I quilt, I go around the circle and up and down each strip. The last one I did, I let the background fabric on and it turned out nicely. I've also cut it out though. It just depends on what I think looks best on each project.
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