Fast and Easy Dresden Plate

Published: Wed, 02/08/17

Pointy Eight
Hi ,

For this month's block, the eight petal Dresden Plate will come together super quickly and easily with big petals that are super easy to piece and turn. 


To get started piecing this Dresden Plate quilt block, you'll first need to create a cutting template so you can cut the unique wedge shapes for this block. Click Here to find a tutorial on creating your cutting template.

And finally one more step of prep for this block is to create a turning template and turn the edges of the center circle. Click Here to find another tutorial on creating the center circle.


We have run through our first batch of Dresden template sets, but we're pleased to announce they will be back in stock early next week.
Dresden templates
I value precision piecing and knowing that my Dresden Plate will finish flat and perfectly round. This is why I piece this plate together in sets of 2 petals, then check to make sure each quarter section is square and straight. It's a little extra step that can make a big difference.

When it comes to securing the Dresden Plate to the block background, you have a lot of options. The option I shared in this video was to stitch 1/8 inch inside the turned edge of the Dresden Plate petals. You could also use a decorative stitch and you could stitch this by hand.

Would you like to see a tutorial on hand applique and how to stitch this turned edge down so no stitching shows? Let me know in email and I'll shoot an extra video on hand applique.

With Block #2 pieced, the next step is to machine quilt it and we're going to explore many beautiful designs this month. We'll learn how to quilt Pebbling, more feathers, Swirl Spirals, and ruler foot quilting on your home machine.

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day