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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... First, there's lots of cutting... [ATTACH=CONFIG]156813[/ATTACH] Then a bit of sewing... [ATTACH=CONFIG]156814[/ATTACH] Then each wedge needs to be trimmed, turned and pressed [ATTACH=CONFIG]156819[/ATTACH] and here are a few completed plates on the design wall (still need center fabric) [ATTACH=CONFIG]156820[/ATTACH] And here's the block I used for the demo pics this afternoon [ATTACH=CONFIG]156852[/ATTACH] Wedges for 4 blocks; I sew them in a continuous "string", then cut apart. [ATTACH=CONFIG]156853[/ATTACH] |
Very clear. Thanks for sharing.
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I love your fabrice choices. This is going to be beautiful.
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Wow, I love your instructions and pictures. I didn't know this was how to do this quilt! Thank you!
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This is going to be a beautiful quilt. I look forward to watching your progress, please keep posting pics!!!
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That's very impressive. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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wow very helpful.... Thanks for sharing :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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oh my awesome work
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Lovely! and so neat..my sewing isn't NEAR that organized. =)
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very nice. Your sewing construcing is so very neat.
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