Meadowbrook : Dare to Dresden

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Dare To Dresden And a Giveaway

I love Dresden Plate quilt blocks. I've made different variations of them over the years, but when I saw the Dare to Dresden Blog Hop with Madame Samm and Christine as our cheerleader I knew immediately which Dresden I wanted to try.

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I think it was about a year ago that I saw this type of Dresden done. I started out with 2-inch strips for the middle block which ended up being a 15-inch block, and then I downsized the strips to 1-1/2 inches for the surrounding Dresdens (12-inch blocks).

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I'm very happy with the way they turned out. I was just going to stipple quilt it, but after I got the top pieced I decided I want to do some cross hatching. I had won the fat quarter pack that I used for the blocks and don't have enough for the backing, so I will need to order that. For some reason I just can't have a quilt that doesn't have a pretty backing too.

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I used this Olfa circle cutter to cut my middle circles and it works like a dream. I thought one of you might enjoy trying this great tool too so I have one to give away. Just leave me a comment letting me know what project you would like to cut circles from fabric for. As always, you can have a second chance to win just by leaving another comment letting me know you are a follower or have just become one. I do ask that you are very careful when using this tool as it is VERY sharp. I will draw for the winner on February 1.