Checkered Dresden
11-23-2016, 05:48 PM
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Checkered Dresdens
I did actually think the same thing with certain colours; I did in fact make a dartboard block 30 years ago when making my 1st Sampler Quilt - I'd run out of most fabrics but needed one last block so I made a dartboard block![ATTACH=CONFIG]562681[/ATTACH]
11-23-2016, 05:53 PM
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I used the EZ Dresden Quilt template which gives an 8" blade (I think from Nancy's Notions) I couldn't see what size Jenny's template was in the video but we use 4 x 2.5" strips sewn together to give an 8" width and this template fitted exactly - I used a Bali Pop pack. Hope this helps.
11-23-2016, 05:57 PM
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Not at all, the biggest problem is deciding which 4 strips to put together because we can't envisage the final colour arrangement until we cut a wedge/blade out and put some together. If we do as I did at first and chose 4 colours I liked best to get the 2 main pink blocks, it takes on less of a dartboard look. You can just choose 4 fabrics you like and make strips out of those. I don't normally like scrappy quilts because they have too many colours and don't look organized!
11-23-2016, 06:00 PM
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11-23-2016, 06:06 PM
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No, you're not wrong, as per my comment re the EZ template, all you need is an 8" template and 8" of fabric. A friend is about to order the Go! Cutter Dresden pack but I can see from the pic online that the blades will be smaller, therefore she will have smaller blocks. Jenny Doan uses 21" blocks, mine are 20" so depending on the overall size of our finished Dresden, we can change block sizes too.
11-23-2016, 06:07 PM
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So do I but I just wish she wouldn't keep coming up with new ideas so quickly, we can't keep up LOL!
11-23-2016, 06:12 PM
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Thank you all very much for your kind compliments. I'm pleased that you like my quilt so much and hope that my reply comments help those who have asked, and those who are less brave to take the challenge yet.
11-23-2016, 07:39 PM
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Geri, as usual with us quilters and sewers, our brains function after we've walked away from a question and, thinking of your reply here, the idea of QAYG is to put all pieces together at once, thereby completing a block in one go, ie backing, batting and quilt top, then all 3 are stitched together (which I'm sure you know already so forgive my preaching to the converted); so whilst your ideas might work in some applications for general applique, I don't think it would work with QAYG. We would need to prepare the Dresden and apply it to the quilt top fabric, trim away unwanted background fabric then layer onto the batting and backing for quilting which would mean 2 extra steps in the process. I hope my writing this explanation will help some who are less experienced in our wonderful hobby.
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