Since we've been chatting about posting some Works-In-Progress, rather than just finished quilts, I decided to post my first contribution to the effort.

I've started working on a Dresden Plate/Aster quilt. For the large queensize quilt I'm planning, it's going to take somewhere in the neighborhood of 1200 pieces or so total (the most I've attempted in a quilt to-date).

I think I'll use 64 "plates" with 16 wedges in each, but will decide for sure after I have that many blocks done and can start messing around with placement. Each plate/block will be made up of a combination of 4 fabrics, and I am making sets of 4 matching blocks. I haven't chosen the fabric for the plate centers yet. I have some off-white fabric on order that will probably be the "background", and I will try a machine-applique test block to decide whether I like it well enough, or whether I'll need to slipstich the blocks to the background by hand. I haven't decided what to do with borders yet either.

I first saw the tutorial and template on the Missouri Star Quilt Co. site here: http://www.youtube.com/v/lcy_p4pryE4?autoplay=1

The template I used is this one from Marti Michell: http://www.frommarti.com/dresden.shtml
I bought it at our LQS.


I don't expect to finish this quilt any time soon, but I'll keep y'all updated with my progress from time to time.

Enjoy...

Very clear. Thanks for sharing.

I love your fabrice choices. This is going to be beautiful.

Wow, I love your instructions and pictures. I didn't know this was how to do this quilt! Thank you!

This is going to be a beautiful quilt. I look forward to watching your progress, please keep posting pics!!!

That's very impressive. Can't wait to see the finished product.

wow very helpful.... Thanks for sharing :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

oh my awesome work

Lovely! and so neat..my sewing isn't NEAR that organized. =)

very nice. Your sewing construcing is so very neat.

Love your work so far.
Question about your template....what make is it. your plates have 16 blades, the one I have I have to make 20. I would much rather have onle 16 per plate. I cant see in your picture.

Those are awesome! Thanks for sharing your photos.

Beautiful fabric. Good instructions.

Bonnie,
The template I used is this one from Marti Michell: http://www.frommarti.com/dresden.shtml
I bought it at our LQS.

It will be absolutely gorgeous when its finished. I love the colors. I hope to do one this year. I made Aster in the 80s, Oldest DDs dog chewed it up. I will keep this one.

Missouri Quilt Company has a tutorial on their web site on how to make a Dresden Plate.

oh wow!!

Thanks !!! I will look for it.

You very organized, your quilt will be beautiful when it is done. I can not wait to see it.

Dresden plate pattern is one of my favorites. I made a lot of Dresden plate table toppers from Christmas materials. Yours are really pretty.

Your fabric choices are exquisite. You go girl!

WOW! That's is so well organised.

Dresden is on my to-do list...I love the fabrics you chose!!

Wow, you are truely organized and really seem to have a plan for sewing. You make it look easy. Thank you so much for posting information re. the tutorial and the ruler. That is so very helpful and very thoughtful.

Very stunning, wonderful choices with the colors!

Wow aren't you organized. The Marti Mitchel template is the same one I used for my wallhanging. I love her templates.

Your D-plates are beautiful. It is going to be a beautiful quilt.

Wow, you make this look so easy but it also looks like 'organization' is the best way to make the dresdens turn out so nice. I have wanted to try a dresden but not sure I am ready for it. Do you find these as an intermediate or advanced quilt?

this is going to be a absolute Beauty !

Oh, I do love these fabrics. This is going to be a stunning quilt. Love the chain piecing. That is my way to go. My problem is that I want to complete one block at the time. Thanks for emphasing the chain piecing, will certainly prompt me to do that technique.

I want to do a Dresden plate. They look so wonderful.

Even if you do one block at a time, you can utilize chain piecing; you'll just start with 16 pieces for each block.

That is going to be a great quilt. Thanks.

WOW thank you this is great.

Love your colors. It'll be a beautiful quilt.

i really like the colors you have chosen it will make a beautiful quilt thanks for the link so i could see it

I am working on one at this moment. I did not take a picture yet of in progress but will take on on the design wall soon. I am in process of putting them on the back ground piece of kona cotton. It has become a real chalenge. All the help from the board and tuttorials have been great.

I love the dresden plate, and your little tute makes it a lot clearer for me. Thanx for posting

You're a bit ahead of me... any sage advice?

I'm still looking for the perfect background fabric and maybe a single fabric for the centers. I'm thinking about an off-white blender or a very smal cream on cream print for the background.

Edit: Hey sewingsuz, I see you're practically next door, in Cottonwood!

Wow! you made it look so easy!!

Looking good!

Beautiful work. This is one block I definitely want to try this year. Thanks so much for sharing it!