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Dresden Plates

Create beautiful Dresden projects with confidence. These tutorials cover everything from cutting and piecing to assembling and finishing Dresden plates in a variety of styles and sizes.

3 Products for Dresden plates
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3 Products for Dresden plates

More Dresden plate tips today! Here’s a little look at my favorite 3 products for Dresden plate making. Link in profile. #adresdenquilt

Don’t forget that the #adresdenqal starts November 1!

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Planning an A Dresden Quilt
A Dresden Quilt | A Dresden Quilt Along | Dresden Plates

Planning an A Dresden Quilt

I am so obsessed with planning my next Dresden Quilt for the #adresdenqal . I love this stage of quilt making…the planning. 👏🏼👏🏼

Anyway, there’s a new video up with a little deep dive into some of the different #adresdenquilt that I’ve made for planning and inspiration purposes. Link in profile.

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How to Make a Dresden Plate – With Double Pointed Blades
Dresden Plates

How to Make a Dresden Plate – With Double Pointed Blades

Today’s post is part of a series called How to Make a Dresden Plate.  There are no measurements included in…

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How to Make a Dresden Plate – Using Embroidery for Applique
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How to Make a Dresden Plate – Using Embroidery for Applique

Today’s post is part of a series called How to Make a Dresden Plate.  There are no measurements included in…

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Applique – Perfect Circles with Aluminum Foil
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Applique – Perfect Circles with Aluminum Foil

  I’m going to show you how to make perfect circle appliques using a method of turned edge applique that…

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How to Make + Sew Dresden Plates
Dresden Plates

How to Make + Sew Dresden Plates

There’s a video tutorial here that demos how to sew Dresden blades and how to topstitch the plates onto your background.

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How To Use A Dresden Ruler
Dresden Plates | Specialty Ruler Tutorials

How To Use A Dresden Ruler

A video tutorial demoing how to use the Dresden ruler and cut Dresden blades.

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How to make Dresden plate centers with Heat n Bond
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How to make Dresden plate centers with Heat n Bond

Watch a video on how to make your dresden plate centers with heat n bond adhesive for a quick raw edge applique.

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How to Hand Applique
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How to Hand Applique

  In this post, we are chatting about hand applique. I’m posting this during EPP week, but know that though…

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This one is called Inner Bloom. Another mini from This one is called Inner Bloom. Another mini from my new book, Book of Many Mini Quilts. It’s also my favorite thing I’ve ever quilted. The book releases Thursday. Find it at https://meanderandmake.com/kits/book-of-many-mini-quilts/
This one is called Finding the Way. It’s a mini qu This one is called Finding the Way. It’s a mini quilt pattern from my new book, Book of Many Mini Quilts. Releases this Thursday: https://meanderandmake.com/kits/book-of-many-mini-quilts/
My Happy Home fabric collection is now in stock! My Happy Home fabric collection is now in stock! 

Happy Home is an 18-print collection filled with sweet florals, little houses, checks, and those soft, cheerful colors I love so much.

We have a limited amount of bundles and yardage available now, plus two Happy Home wide backs for finishing your quilts. Find all of it at meanderandmake.com
One of the new lessons up in the Lulu Louise class One of the new lessons up in the Lulu Louise class. We’re planning our FMQ. Come quilt with us! Quiltyclass.com
The Lulu Louise quilt top is finished! 💕 Chapter The Lulu Louise quilt top is finished! 💕

Chapter 4 of the Lulu Louise Quilty Class is all about bringing everything together, and I tried something a little different with this one.

Instead of attaching all of the background pieces to each foreground column individually, I chain pieced them. It definitely required a little extra brainpower to keep everything in the right order 😆, but it made the process feel so much quicker.
Then it was just a matter of sewing all those finished columns together and watching Lulu Louise finally become a quilt top.

And now we get to move on to one of my favorite parts... free motion quilting!

Chapter 4 is available now inside the Lulu Louise Quilty Class. 💕
• Pattern included
• Beginner-friendly
• Completely self-paced
• Quilty Club members already have access
There are 4 of these Balance Background bundles le There are 4 of these Balance Background bundles left over at meanderansmake.com all 1/2 yards, all low volume.
I LOVE my job! 🥰 Chapter 4 of the Lulu Louise quil I LOVE my job! 🥰 Chapter 4 of the Lulu Louise quilt class is now available at quiltyclass.com (pattern comes with). We are FMQing it next!! 👏

I haven’t been journaling much, so I thought I’d just put a few things here…
• 🎶 - currently obsessed with Benson Boone
• 🏃🏽‍♀️- up to 4.75 mi
• 📖- Knave and the Moon
Handful of new bundles at meanderandmake.com Handful of new bundles at meanderandmake.com
Some pics from chapter 3 of Lulu Louise Quilty cla Some pics from chapter 3 of Lulu Louise Quilty class. LOVING making this one in all the new sizes. 🩷 quiltyclass.com

Cabinets from @arrowsewing
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