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6-Hour Workshop
10 am - 4 pm EDT, Wednesday, October 14
Dresden plates have always felt like flowers, stars, or even fireworks—but most of all, flowers. In this class, we’ll create a few modern “plates” while exploring a variety of edge finishes and piecing techniques. We’ll play with color, experiment with layout, add bias or raw-edge stems, and design our own unique “gardens.” This class is perfect if you’d like to make just a few plates rather than a full quilt. Bring your favorite “flower” fabrics—prints or solids—and choose either a solid background or a pieced one. Appliqué can be done by hand or machine, giving you plenty of flexibility. And remember—your garden doesn’t have to be spring! It can reflect fall, winter, or summer. It’s your garden, make it your own.
All Levels
Please note: Students will receive a PDF of the class pattern, Dresden Springtime, by email. Please print it before coming to class.
Students to Provide
Supplies
•Sewing machine with ¼” foot
•Dresden wedge ruler: 18° (Creative Grids recommended)
•Rotary cutter, mat, and ruler to cut strips (6” x 12” or 6 x 18”)
•Basic sewing supplies: pins, neutral thread, snips, point turner
•Freezer paper: 2 pieces, 5” each
•3 ½” circle template
•Ironing ham for pressing seams open
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Fabrics
•Wide variety of fabrics in ¼ to ½ yard cuts: large prints, small prints, solids
oTotal for 10 plates: 10–14 pieces (more is fine)
•½ yard fabric for stems and leaves
•Lightweight fusible interfacing: ½ yard (Pellon 906F recommended, one side fusible)
•Two-sided fusible: ½ yard (Steam-a-Seam 2 or preferred brand)
•Background fabric: 32 x 44” (piece or solid, your choice) Can wait until plates are completed
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Book & Pattern (Optional but Recommended)
•Dresden Quilt Blocks Reimagined, C & T Publishing
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See pattern (digital) for specific cutting directions.
•Cut and label strips A- J using measurements in Unit size cutting column. Instructions for completing flowers, stems and backgrounds in the workshop.
•Bring extra of all fabrics
•*B can be made with a strip set for ½ of the wedges. Piece a 2” strip with a 3” strip along long edge. Cut 4 ½” wedges and use every other wedge in the flower plate.
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Video Reference: YouTube video shows the supplies needed here
Sewing Machine Required