Dresden plate

How to Make a Dresden Plate Quilt Block. Free Sewing Tutorial and Pattern

Check out this tutorial for a Chunky Dresden Plate quilt block that has only 12 blades and is really easy to do. A downloadable template is included.

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 …

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…

This is my new favorite quilt block. It's called a Dresden Plate. Don't you just love the SCRAPPINESS of it? It just makes me HAPPY to loo...

Dresden Plate Tutorial - Quilting Made Easy!

This is Linda’s Dresden Plate quilt and it is made with reproduction fabrics. This will be a wedding gift for her granddaughter who loves vintage things so this will be the perfect gift! Linda’s friend Nadine made the blocks and machine appliqued the Dresden plates. She gave them to Linda and then she pieced the blocks together and then gave it to me to quilt, so it has been a real team effort! She asked for traditional quilting which is exactly what this quilt needed. Since the border was…

This is the best way to make the perfect Dresden Plate quilt block, see the tools and tips that help you make it fool proof every time.

I've started a new quilt! AGAIN! BUT, this time I finished a quilt before I began a new one so I feel okay about it. This is the start of my Civil War Fabrics Quilt. I am SLOWLY collecting some very pretty civil war and 1800's repro fabrics. I'm not sure how I'll be putting this together just yet. I have two options... I might make 16" blocks with this plate in the center and then just do a straight setting OR I might use this as the medallion center and work lots of different blocks around…

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...