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.
I started making my Dresden Quilt late last year and I soon became obsessed with Dresden Plates... I never thought I would make a Dresden as I didn't think they were very versatile and felt most looked the same as the next so when I discovered the Westalee Dresden Rulers and Toppers I started to experiment. The Milton Show was getting close and I decided to get busy and try and finish my Quilt to enter, I got there and this was the result of many many hours spent in my Sewing room. I had made a quilt full of Dresdens and then I decided I didn't like any of them and so I started again ;) This quilt became very experimental for me, I love modern quilts, but I also like complex quilts that are technically difficult with more to see than what first appears. I began playing around with the background and decided that it needed some grass, so being a big fan of Sheena Chapman and Sarah Fielke's work I decided to try some improvisational piecing. The grass actually became one of my most favourite elements of the quilt. As you know I work in a very modern quilt shop and there tends to be 2 very distinct groups of Quilters, those who love 'matchy matchy' quilts (every shade of pink must be the same and never mix white and cream) and those that don't. Not that I think either is right or wrong, but I decided that I really wanted to prove that you can in fact blend White, Cream and even Grey and have it 'work'! So I created the background first and used many different fabrics and every single one was very different to the next, both in tone, and value... Print size and shade.... I'm a strong believer that we have a very unique style in Modern Australian Quilting. I think it began with the Material Obsession Books and the work of Sarah Fielke in particular. I feel that we live in such a young country (in relation to everyone else) with only just over 200 years of european settlement we have no real history of quilting thats not soley influenced by other countrys. I think one of the best ways to describe our newly emerging unique style is to say that where others use value to create contrast (ie. Light, medium, and dark values), we are using warm and cool tones to create that contrast and visual interest. The beauty of this way of quilting is that we can put 2 of the new big bold prints next to each other when others have been very nervous to try... and it CAN work! Anyway back to the Dresdens, I used many different techniques in this quilt, all of the Dresdens were machine pieced and then needleturned onto my background. For the flower stems I made bias strips and then appliqued them into position. I made single dresden wedges to use as leaves and I am very proud of my Butterflys, the antenna are needleturned and are just 1/8" wide with the circles on top being about 3/8". These were made from a single strip of bias fabric. Each flower is very different, This large flower with the lady bug on it was actually very different tonally. When looked at on its own, its actually a very bright range, but when I put it on my quilt it took on a slight 'muddy appearance'. It was the only flower that I felt nervous about including in the quilt, but I really wanted to see if I could make it work and I think by including the hit of Red (with the ladybug) it does work. I had almost finished the quilt before I decided to add the Ladybugs. I felt that it needed a hit of colour that hadn't already been used. It needed to be a strong colour to draw the eye to it and Red was the first colour I though of. I really love them and although they were incredibly easy to make, they make the quilt. I trapunto'd a few of the flowers to give some lift to them and another layer of interest. The ladybugs were also given an extra layer of batting. I used that as my stabliser to free motion (thread paint) the antenna with a black Sulky thread. I then cut away the excess batting before sandwiching my quilt. The sun was created with the Westalee Spike ruler. I had seen a discussion on Squilters about the 'spiked' Dresden Plate Block and I made a trial version. I sent a picture of my block to Leonie (of Westalee Design) and next thing you know she had created the Spike ruler and 2 other peeper ones as well. Have I mentioned how much I love the Westalee Rulers? Anyway back to the Show, I entered my quilt in the Milton Show and guess what! I got a first place! Yep This is only the 3rd quilt I have ever free motion quilted myself and I got a first place! Even more exciting was that I was also runner up to the Best in Show and my Quilt was honered with being voted as a tied winner for the Peoples Choice on the second day! (I was 2nd overall for the Peoples Choice) I couldn't believe it and was very honoured! Ooh I forgot to tell you about the quilting and its significance. The Summer of 2012/2013 in Australia has been one of the wetest in our history. The rain has been unrelenting with many floods and nonstop rain. I decided to quilt my quilt with Superiour Threads Monofilament Thread in a diagonal direction, the angle of the quilting and the sheen of the thread really does look like rain... after all there is nothering like seeing your garden bloom after a storm.... Funnily enough the 2 days I spent quilting the quilt were 2 of the most humid days (as it had just stopped raining) I have ever experienced! It was so humid that the water erasable pen that I used to make my quilting lines was disappearing in the matter of just minutes because there was so much water in the air... Ooh and thats why my grass is so long and full of weeds... non stop rain ;) Hugs Paula In the interest of full disclosure I was gifted 2 rulers from Westalee Design, but I bought the rest myself after falling in love with them. I will be demonstrating the rulers at the Stitches and Craft Show in Sydney March 7 - 10 and possibly Canberra later this year. For those who are interested, the majority of the quilt was pieced with Superior threads Bottom Line. I also used this as my bobbin thread for the quilting. I chose this thread (even though its a polyester) because it is so thin that it doesn't affect the accuracy you need to make the dresdens lay flat. Getting the right seam allowance is so very important in a Dresden or it will not press or lay flat... I almost soley use Polyester threads for all my quilt making, I love it!
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.
Dresden Bohemia - #6 - Anthologie Quilt Along - It's round 6 for the Anthologie quilt along and that means Dresden Bohemia!
The Dresden Plate quilt block was named after the ornately decorated tableware of Dresden, Germany. These quilts brightened many households...
Opalescence - An Art Deco style quilt inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright stained glass works
I'm still plugging away on the T-shirt/Kitchen sink customer quilt... Each day I design a new block or two for it. Remember these are not Orphan blocks, but I am designing one block at a time, to make each article of clothing into an original block... Then adding it to my design wall, and seeing what I want to add color wise to make sure I'm working in a complete .. So I have not pre-designed this quilt. I'm making, and designing as I go... Part of my goal is to leave elements of the Clothing, but not let it be an obvious thing that Much of it is T-shirts and other clothing... I want to cut it up as much as I can, so it's all about color... The customer wants this quilt to be as bright and happy as possible, so I get to add in color here and there, so it doesn't get dominated by the majority of white, blue and gold fabrics that are in the BOX I get to dig through. ;-) As I was playing with the blocks, I grabbed a half a dresden I had made in one of my classes way back when, and put it into see how it worked... I loved how it changed the movement int he quilt, so I grabbed my warm up 15 Minutes of made fabric, which I do every day... And sliced it up to give me more Dresden blades... I have a dresden template in my shop page here. Using made fabric to make the blades is such a fun way to infuse color into this quilt... I finished the one Dresden, then thought, It certainly needs another, and before you knew it, I had three Dresden plates, then started making a few others in smaller size to dot around the quilt. My camera is not behaving lately, so I've been relying on my iPhone. I apologize the shots are not great... (I'm waiting for a new camera to come out mid April! I'm ready for a new one! A new toy soon!) See how cute and fun these are? ...and Easy too!and T-shirt fabric to make more dresdens in different sizes... You can see below how how cute it is shaping up... I'm going to make 2-3 more MINI dresdens, and dot them around in the quilt. This quit is due Mid May, so I gotta stay on this project this week and get all the blocks done, so I can then take my time getting the top joined, quilted and bound! I wonder if the recipient will recognize most of the fabrics... hehe. I'm having so much fun with this quilt. It was quite a challenge to just start cutting and making without any real idea how it would turn out. Although that is always who I work, It's slightly more intimidating when the fabrics(child/grown man's clothing) are not yours! But I am very pleased with how it's turning out. My original quilt which was used as inspiration for the above quilt, is this one below: But The Kitchen Sink Quilt, 2009 Victoria Findlay Wolfe quilted by Linda Sekerak HAPPY EASTER!!! THE WINNERS: SHERYL S. wins a copy of my DWR Book Marla's Crafts won a Copy of my DWR Book & RoccaGal won the Cut it up TShirt! CONGRATS!!
How to Make a Dresden Plate - With Double Pointed Blades - In this post, there's a video tutorial for how to make a double pointed Dresden plate.
I adore the colours and design of this quilt made by Vicki as a birthday present for her mother in law. Although I quilted it several we...
I love making dresden plate blocks and hadn't make one for quite a long time. In the past, I've made a few quilts, table runners, cushions etc so seem to have had a bit of a vacation away from them. If you like making dresden plate blocks, you should check out the #TinyDresdenParty tag hosted by @berry_birdy over on Instagram. After seeing all of the cute little blocks appearing on Instagram, I decided to make one too. I used some green scraps to make this one. I have various wedge rulers with different lengths and angles. These are how I'd cut my pieces in the past. I thought I'd be a little bit wild and used my Crafters Edge Crossover II machine to cut little tumblers with the tumbler die for the outer blades. I wasn't sure if using the tumblers would work well enough to make the complete plate, but lo and behold, it did. Yay! I then chose a circle die for the centre. I have the circle set, so was able to audition the circles to see which would be the best fit. It's finished with a ric rac centre which I think, is one of the easiest ways to applique the centre circle. Have you tried the ric-rac applique centre method? For this method of appliqueing circles, you line up the edge of the ric-rac to the edge of the circle (on the right side of the fabric) and then sew the ric rac down using around 1/8" seam. Basically it's just to hold it in place. When it's sewn down, turn the ric-rac under and press. You're left with a turned circle with the lovely wavy ric-rac border. It's then just a matter of appliqueing it to the dresden plate. I just use a small straight stitch on my sewing machine, sewing right up against the edge where the circle fabric is turned under. If you'd like to see it in picture form, I have an example of how I make my centre circles with ric-rac, in this older blog post. BTW: I couldn't stop at just one Dresden plate block... here's another one made with tiny floral fabrics. These are addictive!
The dresden plate block is a little bit fiddly but is lovely and cheery when it’s all sewn together. This is a simple tutorial for sewing the separate pieces over papers …
Hi, I'm Marianne from The Quilting Edge and Lynne asked me to come up with something a little different for the Dresden QAL. She basica...
A free quilt pattern for a Dresden Baby Quilt called the Dresden Burst Quilt. Easy quilt to make for a beginner. Dresden quilt block tutorial.
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
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.
Introducing the Emma Fabric Collection by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. Keep reading to learn all about this upcoming fabric collection.
My absolute favorite thing to do after I've finished up a quilt is to lay it out on the floor, adjust the blinds so the light shines on the quilt to cast shadows and then admire and take pics of the quilt. Unfortunately my camera broke, so I'm using an i pod to take the pictures...anyway, here is Sharon's beautiful quilt! As I mentioned before this is Sharon's design and it's called Twirling Fans. You can find out more information about this pattern here. I really enjoyed coming up with a secondary design on the background fabric. I wasn't sure about the feathers but now I can see the whole quilt...I'm really happy I did them! Normally I like to play it safe on customer quilts and wouldn't have done 12 different background fills but it seamed fitting for this quilt and I love it! I tried some new quilting fillers. The two above were new to me and ended up being my favorite. ...and some more I kept the border quilting simple by doing some piano keys. I tend to do piano keys a lot on borders with printed fabrics. They always look great! Only two more customer quilts left to do and they are both Urban Nine Patch quilts. I'm really excited to start on them and to show progress on them!! Ty cooperated today and took a long nap! Good quilting day today! ~Jenny~
Use Desdens To Show Off Your Vintage Fabric. If you haven’t sewn a dresden before, they are so much easier than they look. You can definitely use them on quilts and big projects, but they look so c…
Fat-Quarter Quilting by: Lori Smith
Before ...and after ~Jenny~
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Pattern Update I have now turned this block tutorial into a full-fledged foundation paper pieced pattern called Party Time. It includes multiple sizes, the foundation pattern to photocopy & qui…
This pattern is now available in the Flying Parrot Quilts pattern shop. Hi everyone, and welcome to my stop on the Jaftex 85th Anniversary Blog Hop! If this is your first time stopping by, I’…
Last week we learned how to piece a Dainty Dresden Plate quilt block with sixteen pointy petals. This week we’re...
is finished. I decided to try and baste this little quilt on my design wall, which turned out to be quite successful! I used some 9 patch blocks that I had sitting on the drawer for a zillion years for the backing. It saved me buying fabric, and used up MORE stuff. I pieced this quilt, using one of the new methods I read about online. I joined 4 squares together...a 4 patch. I made two of these, the placed them right sides together. I sewed around the 4 edges, then cut diagonally through them twice, as in a large X. The only problem I had using this method, was that all edges are on the bias. All in all I don't think I enjoyed this way of making half square triangles. I used an orange peel template to draw around, and quilted using my free motion foot. I quilted it from the front, and was really pleased to see how it turned out on the back. Actually I like the back of the quilt more than the front. From the photo it looks like I colour washed it, but its the camera in my phone that's done that, and the fact that I have a very large window off to the right of my design wall. This is now winging its way to another Great Grand-daughter in Western Australia. Thanks for dropping by http://www.susannasquilts.blogspot.com
Many of you who are doing the Dreamcatcher Round the Year Block of the Month Quilt got your fabric a bit late and there are still others who are beginners to paper piecing. I thought it would be a …
one week of july has gone already, I'm sure the clocks of the world are all running fast ! decisions to be made about the next border fabric and there are some others, border fabrics that is ! a bag...
It's been so long since these Dresden Plate quilt pieces came into my life that I really can't remember where I got them. More than likely a rummage sale, garage sale or the like. All I do know is that these little treasures probably were made in the 1930s considering the fabric and the popularity of the Dresden Plate pattern at the time. Since the sun provided such wonderful light yesterday, I decided to take advantage of it and photograph these unfinished quilt pieces. I have a warm spot in my heart for 1930s fabrics and these pretty prints are still bright and cheerful after all these years! These Dresden Plate quilt pieces have a variety of colors and print sizes that give the overall look a balanced feeling. The grey striped fabric on the left is intriguing with it's modern take on the leaf motif. One of the things I love about 1930s fabric prints are how they are sweetly old-fashioned, yet new in design. The seamstress sewed the Dresden Plate pieces by machine but turned down the edges by hand. Here you can see the her hand basting in preparation for appliqué. There are six of these beautiful Dresden Plate pieces waiting to be turned into a quilt, it's just a matter of time. Fortunately, they will blend beautifully with current reproduction 1930s fabrics and a new, yet retro quilt can be made easily. Well, time to get to work!
Dresden Plates are so versatile and so much fun! The experts at The Quilting Company compiled an informative and easy-to-follow Dresden Plate Quilt Block Tutorial that shows you how to calculate the number of blades and more! You can also print FREE templates, as well!
Welcome to Modern Quilt Month 2016! We've enjoyed seeing the modern quilts at various shows, and summer is the perfect time to feature them...
This Beautiful Handmade Cushion is made using the Dresden Plate quilt design. The cushion is made using high quality cotton rose patterned fabrics in green and white. The design is appliqued onto crisp self figured white cotton and padded with a 3oz. polyester wadding enhanced with a surrounding quilted detail to profile the design. The cushion is fully lined. The white fabric is on the reverse and the cushion is closed with poppers. The cover measures 19.5''x 19.5'' (50cm x 50cm) The cushion pad is sourced from a reputable retail store. Wash the cover and pad separately at 30 deg or below. The Dresden Plate quilt pattern dates back to the 1920s and 30s and originates from Germany.
Close-up shot of Sue Spargo's quilt. Her quilts are so amazing. Look at the fabric selections here!
