Checkered Dresden Plate.

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07-28-2018, 09:12 AM

DottyD

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Checkered Dresden Plate.

I have just finished making these four table centre quilts. My UK quilt group had a recent challenge - "Something to decorate your table / coffee table"

I saw a tutorial by Jenny Doan ( amazing lady ) from Missouri Star Quilt Company in which she made a quilt with 9 of the Dresden Plates - so I have just used one block.
It is a really nice project to do and having made one for the challenge, I carried on and made three more.
I quilted the blades "In the ditch " and then want to hand sew in the middle circle some seed stitches to add an embellishment. You can see I have finished the one in shades of brown and green - halfway finished the purple one and have not done the Christmas ones yet !

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07-28-2018, 09:14 AM

jlt37869

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Great job!

07-28-2018, 09:16 AM

Anniedeb

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I really like those! I've not done a Dresden yet, but I like the one block idea!

07-28-2018, 09:30 AM

mandyrose

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very pretty always wanted to make checkered dresden's do you just make a strata of 4 strips and cut with a dresden ruler? yours are very pretty colors

07-28-2018, 09:48 AM

Jane Quilter

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wow they are so pretty.

07-28-2018, 09:51 AM

QuiltnNan

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all nicely done

07-28-2018, 10:58 AM

PamelaOry

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Originally Posted by mandyrose

very pretty always wanted to make checkered dresden's do you just make a strata of 4 strips and cut with a dresden ruler? yours are very pretty colors

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FbESQ4vMOiI

07-28-2018, 12:09 PM

Jingle

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Beautiful blocks and colors. I made 3 or 4 regular dresden plate quilts. I like the idea of the checkered dresdens, I could use smaller scraps for them.