Dresden Quilt Blocks Reimagined: Sew Your Own Playful Plates; 25 Elements to Mix & Match

by Candyce Grisham

Overview

Embrace the art of quilting with simple instructions to create beautiful Dresden plate blocks. Each variation looks unique and all are astonishingly easy to sew. Use any and all of the twenty-five design elements, including four different edge treatments, a range of sizes (2”–9 1/2”), and an amazing variety of patterns, from sawtooth to flying geese. Mix it up even more by fabric piecing wedges and using up to twenty different colors for each wedge.

• Choose one block to start, then diversify with endless Dresden possibilities
• Take a trip to the museum with an extensive gallery full of beautiful photos
• Exercise your creativity and learn new quilting skills

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781617457937
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	07/07/2019
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	542,212
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Candyce Grisham has been fascinated with sewing and quilting since the age of nine. She has taught quilting for over twenty years and has had her work juried into many shows. She lives in Missouri with her husband. icandyfiberart.com

Table of Contents

Expanding and Exploring the Dresden Plate Quilt Block 6

The Basics of the Dresden Wedge and Plate 8

Tools and Supplies 9

Fabric Choices 10

Planning and Cutting Wedges 13

Plate Sizes and Traditional Backgrounds (chart) 14

Wedge Yield per Strip (chart) 15

Dresden Plate Edges and Centers 16

Edge Variations 17

Straight-Edge Plate 17

Pointed-Edge Plates 21

Curved-Edge Plate 24

Three-Sided Edge Plate 25

The Dresden Center 27

Stabilize the Center Opening 27

Make the Center 28

Dresden Block Edges: Construction Steps (chart) 31

Putting It All Together 32

Dresden 201: Pieced Designs 34

Strip-Set Piecing 35

Symmetric-Pieced Wedges 36

Two fabrics

Three fabrics

Asymmetric-Pieced Wedges 39

Two fabrics

Cogwheel Dresden

Four Fabrics

Bull's-Eye Dresden

Adding Single-Fabric Wedges 43

Compass Rose 45

Single-Wedge Piecing 47

Split-Wedge Dresden 47

Sawtooth Dresden 49

Flying Geese Dresden 51

There's More to Be Done 56

Layered Blocks 57

Partial Blocks 58

Borders or Straight Piecing 59

Extending the Size of the Wedge 59

Repurposed Fabrics 60

Fun Ideas for Using Dresden Blocks 61

Gallery 62

Everything You Need to Know 70

Troubleshooting 70

Glossary of Terms 71

Clipping Tool for Chain Piecing 72

Pressing Bar 72

Center Placement Tool 73

Centering Tool for Points 73

Template Patterns 74

Resources 78

About the Author 79

Editorial Reviews

06/17/2019

Dresden quilt blocks, named for the Dresden porcelain of late Victorian times, have been popular since the 1920s, but Grisham, who has taught quilting for two decades, brings new vitality to the pattern with this appealing guide for “the confident beginner.” Readers learn about a variety of different shapes, fabrics, and imaginative designs, all in the name of creating a “modern translation of a traditional block.” Grisham urges using a wedge ruler to cut the individual pieces that, together, make up a Dresden quilt’s signature circular “plate” block, here comprising 20 wedges, cut at an 18-degree angle. She also provides a chart to help crafters understand the relationship between the size of individual wedges, plates, and the finished block. Grisham shows sample projects using three fabrics, then four, and all the way up to a kaleidoscopic 20, and describes how to make edges ranging from curved to three-sided to 20-pointed, along with advice on how to create a center that will aesthetically unite the finished plate. Ending with a gallery of variations on the Dresden quilt theme that prove positively dazzling, Grisham will leave crafters eager to follow in her footsteps. (July)

Publishers Weekly