I'm working on my sixth Dresden Plate Quilt. And yes, if you've noticed this, they are my most favorite quilt. In fact, I've got an idea for a quilt pattern for this coming January. It's going to be super scrappy (as always). And once again it's all about strips. ALL ABOUT SCRAP STRIPS. As so many of my patterns happen to be. It will also incorporate Dresden plates, but a bit different ...
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A Dresden Quilt #5 – (quilt reveal) + Free Quilt Pattern
Last week I finished my fifth Dresden quilt. This is the second time that I've used small blocks as my background and also the second time that I've done a low volume background. See my last quilt here. I did try some new center methods though.... I can't even begin to describe how excited I am about this particular quilt block. This might be the single best block I've ever made. ...
My start with quilts + A Dresden Quilt #4 – ( quilt reveal )
You know I've been working on this quilt longer than I normally work on a quilt. I don't consider myself a fast worker, but I'm definitely steady. I work at quilts on the daily. It's prolific for me. A daily ritual that lasts most of the day. I took hand quilting with me on my vacation, so ........ I'm addicted. It's also a job. Does that take away some of the luster for ...
Patience in Quilting – A Dresden Quilt #4 – in progress
I am really going to miss this quilting hanging around the studio. Yes, it feels as if I've been working on it forever, but it is the sweetest thing to have around. Read my first post on this quilt here. If you have been following my blog for some time, you know that I can never make up mind how to make this quilt. The quilting stumps me every time. But for the past two dresden quilts, this ...
The Most Photogenic Quilt Making – A Dresden Quilt #4 – In Progress
For the past 2+ weeks, I've been working on a new Dresden quilt, custom ordered. I LOOOOOOOVVVVE Dresden quilts, but man oh, man, are they time consuming to make. Even so, watching these beauties comes together might be prettier to me than any other quilt taking shape. I was given a list of colors by my quilt buyer. From that list, I chose this pic to be my inspiration for color. You ...
The whimsical Dresden quilt – part 3 – finished
I am FINISHED with this quilt! Whew!! I started this quilt on January 7th and finished it up just a few days ago. It was about 14 days of work, but all those days were not spent on this quilt so it's hard to say exactly. I did some work each day. My color palette was navy, aqua, teals and mustardy golden yellow. You will note tiny bits in the quilt where I snuck in a different color. I ...
Whimsical Dresden quilt – making part 2
It feels like ages I have been working on this quilt. In actuality it's been two weeks. It has not been dreaded work like difficult quilts tend to become after hours and hours spent on them. This one has been exciting to watch it come together. And I've been excited to get to the end so I can see it. The part 1 of this post is located here. I mentioned in an earlier post that my ...