Are you starting to get bored with common and easy quilt patterns? Try creating one of these Dresden plate quilt pattern as your next project.
Well, I do have a specialty ruler by EZ Quilting for cutting Dresden blades. But it is a 18 degree ruler so in order to make a full circle I have to cut 20 blades and sew 20 side seams, 20 top seams and press 20 side seams and 20 top seams. That’s tedious work. So in order to be less onerous I decid
I got carried away when taking photos so I decide to make this a "photo" tutorial! These Dresden Plates are time consuming but oh so worth it! They will become addictive! Happy Quilting! Meg
Easiest Dresden Plate Block Tutorial
Are you looking for an easy summer quilt pattern? Do you need to spruce up your home decor? Try sewing this Country Chic Dresden Mini Quilt! This cute mini quilt tutorial would make for a wonderful table topper or wall hanging for your home. This project uses fat quarters to create a simple and sweet appliqued dresden plate quilt design. In only an evening, you can make this lovely tutorial that will brighten up any room!
***This giveaway is now closed.*** Welcome blog hoppers! I hope you're enjoying the blog hop as much as I am. There have been so many tutorials that have had me thinking, Why didn't I come up with that?! and I didn't know the ruler could do that! For my tutorial, I'm going to show you how to put together a staggered, strip-pieced dresden like my Color Cog mini quilt. Since the EZ Dresden ruler requires 20 blades to make a full circle, and since there are 12 colors in the traditional color wheel, you'll need to omit two colors (four blades) to achieve a full circle. (I left out blue-purple and I combined yellow with yellow-orange.) Start by cutting at least six strips that measure 1.5" x 5" for each color. This will yield two blades. You can have anywhere from two to six different fabrics. (I varied between four and six.) You'll also need a background piece that measures 3.5" x 5" for each color, so a total of 10 rectangles. I used Kona white. The image below shows only four colored strips, so just pretend there are six strips shown. Layout your strips in an order that is pleasing to you. Piece the strips together and press the seams open or to the side. I found that pressing them open helped since there are so many pieces in this mini quilt. Next, take your EZ Dresden ruler and line up the top of the ruler with one end of your pieced strips near the left edge if you're right-handed or near the right edge if you're left-handed. With your rotary cutter, make a cut on the side with the greater amount of fabric outside the ruler. Then cut on the other side. Turn your ruler around and line up the opposite end of your pieced strips with the 5" mark on your ruler. Cut the remaining side and the bottom (narrow) edge. You should now have two sizes of blades. Repeat the previous steps for all your colors. You should now have 20 blades, 10 of each size. Now, take your smaller blade and your 3.5" x 5" background piece and lay them right sides together as shown below, off-setting about a half inch of the background fabric. Stitch along the longer edge and press your seams open. Repeat with your nine remaining smaller blades. Lay your ruler on your smaller blade, aligning the narrow end of the ruler with the smaller end of your pieced strip. The pieced strip and the ruler should match up pretty well end-to-end. Cut on either sides of the background piece to get your 8" blade. Take the leftover background piece from the previous step and place the wider edge along the narrow edge of your longer blade, right sides together. Stitch in place and then press your seam open. Place your ruler on top of your fabric, making sure to align them correctly. Trim the excess. Repeat with your nine remaining longer blades. Now place the longer blade and the shorter blade side by side, matching the second to bottom colored fabric on the long blade with the second to top fabric on the short blade. Lay all your blades side by side to create your dresden circle. At this point, you have a couple options for piecing your dresden. If you want to use set-in seams (requiring you to piece the curve), separate your dresden circle into quadrants and piece each quadrant. If you don't want to piece the curve, but you want a finished outer edge before appliqueing your dresden to another piece of fabric, you can either make traditional dresden plate points, or you can use Lee's fantastic idea and press the outer edge under before piecing the blades. (I wish I had thought of this!) I pieced my entire dresden, then turned and pressed the outer edge under, and appliqued it to my background fabric (Kona white). I also added another appliqued circle to cover the raw-edged circle of the dresden. Once you've attached your dresden to your larger background fabric, you can baste it and quilt it however you like. I hand quilted around the perimeter of the cog design as well as in the center circle. Then I used white thread to free-motion quilt by machine in the background. I also quilted in the ditch of each blade for a little more security. Once everything is quilted the way you'd like it to be, attach your binding. I used a rainbow stripe from the Remix line from Robert Kaufman to reinforce the color wheel theme. And there you have it. A finished color cog mini quilt. I hope you've enjoyed this tutorial and that it's given you some more ideas of ways to use the EZ Dresden ruler. If you'd like a chance to win one of your own, leave a comment. I'll draw a winner on Wednesday, June 13. Also, make sure to visit the other bloggers. You can see a list of the schedule here.
As promised, here is my Dresden Plate made from Kaffe fabrics, using a Dresden Wedge Ruler that I had custom-made from perspex and measure...
Dresden Blossoms Quilt/Wall Hanging finishes at approximately 40" square and uses the Easy Dresden Ruler to make the Dresden plate blocks. The pattern has: Step by step instructions to make the quilt as shown. Directions to add the optional flange to the quilt and the flange binding. Fabric and material requirements needed to complete the project. Instructions on how to complete the Dresden plate centers by machine. Several color photographs. This pattern is for an instant digital download. No items will be shipped. I own the rights to this pattern and images in it. Please do not share, distribute publish, etc. this pattern.
Dresden Fan/Plate is a very fun block. If you sew this block for the first time, here are a few things I noticed while piecing my recent Dresden blocks. They will make your piecing more accurate and FUN- the most important thing!! The ruler There are many rulers on the market for the Dresden Fan/Plate […]
Here is another Free Pattern Day with more than 40 free sewing and quilting patterns for Kaffe Fassett fabrics! There are patterns for qui...
How to sew a DRESDEN PLATE QUILT BLOCK Tutorial
You may remember my Mum's table runner that she has been working on? The pattern is called ' Plates for your Table ' by Kim Walus at bitty ...
Traditional Dresden Plate wedges come together in an inspiring new way to create a delightfully modern feeling in this Reflected Wedges Runner
Let's take a look at the easy steps to make your own Dresden plate template.
Do you want to learn how to make a Dresden Plate Pillow? Yes you do! Follow the video to learn how to easily attach your Dresden plate to a pillow.
The Dresden Plate quilt block was named after the ornately decorated tableware of Dresden, Germany. These quilts brightened many households...
This pattern is a pdf digital pattern download. NOT a paper pattern. Dresden Plates are so fun and easy to make! You'll want to make them in big batches. They make great gifts for family, friends or co-workers. No expensive ruler needed. Print the paper template, tape it together, and re-use or re-print as needed. When you use the paper template with your rotary cutter and ruler, your Dresden blades will come out perfect every time. This Dresden Plate pattern has only 16 blades. With it, you can make your Dresden as big as 50" across. They make fabulous table toppers, a round baby quilt, a rug, a Christmas tree skirt, or you can applique them onto a background to make a beautiful quilt. Make one for each holiday to decorate your table. The pattern has 16 pages and includes instructions, paper template and the Big, Easy Pressing Tool. Print the tool on card stock and it will help you press your points nice and square. This is a pdf pattern download. If you'd like a printed paper pattern mailed to you, please use this link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1188262424/big-easy-dresden-printed-paper-pattern?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=big+easy+dresden+quilted+sunshine&ref=sr_gallery-1-3&frs=1&organic_search_click=1
Mug rugs are addictive. So little and cute. And then there’s the peer pressure! Even though I just did a mug rug swap, there’s still so many cute little ones popping up all over the quilt blog world. I had so much fun using the AccuQuilt to make these up. The Dresden Plate die is so versatile. First, there’s an actual Dresden Plate (well, part of one). I love how the quilting adds so much texture to the linen background. Up close and personal, it reminds me of water marks on sand. And then, as I mentioned in my last blog entry, there’s the pie wedge mug rug tutorial from Quilt Dad. The next two use the Circles die. First, a big circle (5"). I had started this one weeks ago thinking it might work for my mug rug swap partner. She didn’t comment on the beginnings, so I set it aside. Yesterday, I decided it was time to finish it up. I love those Heather Bailey fabrics. The Cherish Nature mug rug used the 2" circle. And finally, my little Dalmatian mug rug. This was clearly the easiest, but it just might be my favorite. I’m such a dog person, which means seriously in love with puppies, and well, it’s hard to beat a Dalmatian puppy for sheer loveable cuteness! I’ve got a bunch more ideas in my sketchbook, but before I can get to those, there’s a Spring themed AccuQuilt project coming up that takes priority. And don’t even ask about those Civil War sampler blocks I absolutely must catch up on!
I've had some questions about how I made my Dresden Fan blocks. In fact, some friends are going to make them on retreat this Summer. You'll get to see more! The fan blades are cut with a 15 degree ruler. My strip set was cut as follows: white 2 1/2", navy 1 1/4", print 3 3/4". This allows you to get enough blades from one strip set and makes a 13" finished block. After sewing your strips together as pictured, cut the blades with the ruler, flipping it back and forth. This will give you 12 blades for one block and 12 blades for the second one. I was able to get exactly 24 blades from a strip. Repeat, cutting 24 blades from a 6 1/2" white strip. Sew the blades together, alternating the pieced blades and the solid blades. Trim them into octagons following these directions and then into squares following these directions. The 2 white squares are 5" and cut once diagonally. These are for the corners and a bit oversized. You can square them up after sewing them to the block. You get a small Dresden and a large Dresden from each strip set. My blocks are 13" finished, but you can easily change the size by adjusting the width of your strips. Just remember if you make them larger you will probably need more than one strip set to get 24 blades. *Note: If you use Fat Quarters, you'll need at least two 20" strips, but you may not get enough blades because there is more waste. You'll likely need 3 strip sets. Finally, you'll need an octagon for the center. Heres how to draw one: Draw a square the size of your finished octagon. I made mine 2 1/2". Draw a line from corner to corner in both directions to find the center. Use a compass and place the point on one corner and the pencil at the center point. Turn the compass and make a mark on each adjacent side. Repeat from the other three corners. You'll have 2 marks on each side. Connect the marks at each corner. Voila! I then cut my octagon out of a double layer of freezer paper to use as a template. Press the template to the fabric, shiny side down. Cut out the octagon leaving 1/4" seam allowance. Use some starch on the seam allowance and turn it under. Press well. Now it's ready to appliqué to the center! I just love this block and I want to be clear that it is not my design. Geta from Geta's Quilt Studio created this unique Dresden. Thank you, Geta! Let me know if you have any questions. You can email me {[email protected]} or leave a comment. I try to answer directly, but if you don't have an email address associated with your comment, I'll answer your question under your comment. You'll just have to check back! ...Cindy
Can't figure out what to do with a jelly roll or a layer cake? Make a Trellis quilt! This is a block based quilt, with some simple tips included in the pattern to make diagonal seams like a pro without marking lines and saving you time. There are also pressing directions at every step...so the seams nest during ass
Fun piecing instead of boring turned edge applique- easy Dresden Fan Quilt - modified blocks that skip the applique step; it requires only fun piecing!
You may remember my Mum's table runner that she has been working on? The pattern is called 'Plates for your Table' by Kim Walus at bitty bits & pieces. I said that we had modified Kim's instructions to suit two charm packs, instead of using fat quarters. This was followed closely by a query from a reader who 'couldn't for the life of her' work out how we had done that!
The Dresden Plate quilt block was named after the ornately decorated tableware of Dresden, Germany. Some fantastic Dresden Plate variations ...
Ohje, auch den April-Block aus dem Quiltalong von 6Köpfe12Blöcke habe ich nicht bis zum Ende des Monats fertig bekommen. Aber seit wenigen Tagen ist der Block nun auch bei mir vollendet: der Dresden Plate, nach einer Anleitung von Andrea von der Quiltmanufaktur (*Klick*)! Und wie auch in den vergangenen Monaten war die Anleitung wieder großartig! Danke nochmal dafür an dieser Stelle! Der April stand also im Zeichen des Dresden Plate. Und was soll ich sagen: er ging mir leichter von der Hand als gedacht; einzig das Handquilting ist aufwändiger (zumindest für mich), macht aber auch richtig Spaß. Und ich habe wieder eine Menge dazugelernt. (Auf dem Bild sieht es etwas schief aus, ist es in Wahrheit aber gar nicht) Für diesen Block habe ich zu meinen bisher vernähten Stoffen noch zwei weitere ausgewählt. Dennoch war mir wichtig, dass auch in diesem Block der Baum/Vogel Stoff wieder auftaucht. Mit gefallen die Blöcke allesamt schon sehr gut und ich bin schon sehr gespannt, wie mein Quilt wohl am Ende aussehen wird.
In my previous post I showed you the beginnings of a new quilt, which is now finished. I’ve had a lot of fun with this one, but I’ve also had a serious problem, caused entirely by user …
Riley Blake Designs sent us a collection of grey and white prints that really caught our eyes. Teaming them with a lime-colored solid, we knew a table runner
Dresden Plate bag and wallet blogged here: alwayssewing.blogspot.com/2011/01/when-snow-in-sew.html
Classic Dresden plate as placemat. The pattern includes templates, you do not need to have a Dresden ruler to make the quilt. I give the materials for 4 placemats, but it is really easy to make the math to do more or less. Great scrap project even for beginners. The pattern is demonstrated with lots of images and easy to follow. My Ohio Star placemat pattern is also included. Please be sure to open the patterns with the latest version of Adobe Acrobat PDF Reader to display and print everything correctly. You can print the pattern in booklet format to save ink and paper. Templates and/or foundation papers have to be printed with “Actual size” printer settings. You can download or update Adobe Acrobat: https://get.adobe.com/reader/
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Creative Grids 18 Degree Dresden Plate Quilt Ruler CGR18CF. Use this 18 degree circle segment ruler set to cut 20-petal round or pointed Dresden Plates from strips with no waste of fabric. Or sew together five segments to create round or pointed fans. Each petal can be cut up to 8-1/2 inches to create Dresden Plates up to 16-1/2 inches. A circle template for the center is included. It comes with fully illustrated step by step instructions or view the video demonstration. The ruler slides easily over the fabric until pressure is applied. Then, our exclusive gripper holds the fabric in place while cutting, eliminating slipping and miss-cuts! Total Size - Wedge 3 inch x 9 inch and Circle has 3 inch diameter. CHK-CGR18CF
Keep your little one comfy and cozy with this amazing Dresden Baby Quilt Pattern. This quilt design makes a beautiful and fun craft that will turn out perfect for your happy baby. This simple quilt pattern is very easy to sew, and you'll be able to create this wonderful craft in no time! The quilt is perfect for baby shower gifts, too! It's a great way to express love, care, and good wishes to an expecting mother for when her special newborn arrives. You simply can't go wrong with this DIY baby quilt.
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Dresden Plate ruler. For cutting out the fan blades to make a Dresden Plate applique block. Instructions are provided on the back of the packaging. Can make a Dresden plate up to about 16" wide.
