Quilting Dresden Plates?
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Thanks for the great ideas. It looks like 1/4" inside the wedge is a good way to go (oh, so many threads to bury...although I do see that one of the photos shows continues loops. That is very pretty.) I love the different designs in the center circles. And I think I can do almost anything on the 'outside' of the block.
Really enjoying the photos! Dresden plates are just my favorite.
Really enjoying the photos! Dresden plates are just my favorite.
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Thanks for the great ideas. It looks like 1/4" inside the wedge is a good way to go (oh, so many threads to bury...although I do see that one of the photos shows continues loops. That is very pretty.) I love the different designs in the center circles. And I think I can do almost anything on the 'outside' of the block.
Really enjoying the photos! Dresden plates are just my favorite.
Really enjoying the photos! Dresden plates are just my favorite.
I guess I'm a lazy quilter, I hate stops and starts and try to avoid them whenever I can .
Andi
#13
dunster - wow- that is GORGEOUS. I don't think mine will look like that though First, because I'm just not that good, second because it looks like it was appliqued onto wholecloth, and I have blocks.
I thought about alternating the Dresden blocks with a blank block (since I don't have enough plates for the full quilt), so I could do medallions in those. That would probably look neat. I do wonder if the quilting will get too dense for a bed though. Maybe it would be a good opportunity to brush up on my trapunto.
I thought about alternating the Dresden blocks with a blank block (since I don't have enough plates for the full quilt), so I could do medallions in those. That would probably look neat. I do wonder if the quilting will get too dense for a bed though. Maybe it would be a good opportunity to brush up on my trapunto.
AndiR - gorgeous quilting!
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Interesting... if I decide to go wall hanging size, I might try something like that. Now, I'm not that good- but I enjoy quilting way more than piecing, so something like that seems very cool.
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Wow! Right before I clicked on this thread, I thought "I really need to go to sleep" but I clicked the thread anyway & man oh man! Am I glad I did! I got to see those SPECTACULAR quilts! The tops are beautiful in & of themselves but with your quilting? Stunning! Breath-takingly fabulous! I love them all! Thanks for posting them! You are a true artist!
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I LOVE the way your quilting follows the seams on the Dresden Plates! It almost makes them look like suns & those are the rays. Beautiful!
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