MarionsQuilts

Hello everyone,

I need help! I am trying to make small - mini - dresdens and I keep ending up with these massive dresdens. I have the template to cut them, but I am obviously doing something wrong!

I found a pic on pinterest and the minis had 12 plates - that's what I am trying to make ... any mathematicians out there? I thought I could figure it out, but apparently not!

Thanks so much


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JanieW

Don’t forget that your seams will make your plate smaller. The wider your blade the bigger your plate will be.

This is a tutorial for making a Dresden plate with 12 blades, Marion. Hope it helps.

https://www.aquiltingsheep.com/2012/...FBQUFBRnl0R1Qw

Edited to add add this tute that explains the math

http://thecraftyquilter.com/2017/02/...late-tutorial/

Kassaundra

To make your dresdens smaller you need to start at the narrowest end of the template and make them from that end. I hope that make sense.

Kassaundra

Maybe this will help

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MarionsQuilts

Thanks, but those are still too big LOL ... i'm looking for minis that are about 6 inches from top to bottom of the whole thing (so maybe 2.5 inch blades?) and a small circle in the middle ...

Kassaundra

Yes, you make the finished dresden smaller by shortening from the red line in the drawing. I would think 2.5 ish would get the finished size you want.

GEMRM

Love the graphic - really shows what is meant by "from the bottom/narrow end of the template"

Tartan

SheriR did a QB tutorial on mini dresdens using quilters candy squares. I used them for mug rugs for my sisters. The plates were about 6 inches finished but they only had 10 petals.

cjsews

It looks like you want a wider angled ruler to get fewer blades.

QuiltnNan

within the tutorial linked by Janie above is a pdf of a template for a 12 bladed dresden. and as diagrammed by Kassaundra above, cut your blades from the narrower end.
http://thecraftyquilter.com/wp-conte...e-Template.pdf