My favorite quilt to date is a Dresden plate (bed size quilt) where the plates were different sizes and scattered out on a one fabric background. It was a bit bulky to get all the plates sewn down, but it was worth it. Some of them at the edge were not whole Dresdens. It was total fun to make! Course I'm a major fan of bending the "rules" a bit. Dresdens can be very formal and uniform, or you can make them wonky and wild. Your call! Have fun!